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Better Care Fund failing carers says report
23 June 2015 | News
... Local Better Care Fund Plans This Carers Trust report examines support plans for carers under the Better Care Fund and finds that there is a widespread inconsistency in the ... not describe what plans they had in place to support carers and recognise the vital role they play when patients are ...
Mencap to ‘bill’ Government over WRAG cuts
27 February 2017 | News
On Wednesday 1 March, 11 am, DR UK member Mencap is leading on a photo stunt outside parliament, together with ... claimants will lose). MPs attending include Debbie Abrahams and Peers including Lord Low. Please encourage your friendly ... also encourage your disabled campaigners, volunteers, staff and others to join us as the more there the better. On the ...
Bedroom tax: first Scottish eviction set?
21 August 2013 | News
A severely disabled single mum is set to become the first council tenant in Scotland to be evicted because of the bedroom tax. Lorraine Fraser has scoliosis - curvature of the spine - and arthritis. She is also a wheelchair-user. Her council ...
Employers: time to get Disability Confident?
04 November 2019 | News
The Government's Disability Confident scheme is celebrating its third anniversary. 7.6 million disabled people are ... from the widest pool of talent, better reflect their client and customer bases, understand the needs of disabled employees, challenge attitudes to ...
The Great Benefits Row: Channel 4 Dispatches tonight
10 April 2016 | News
Dispatches goes undercover in a 4 billion pound company who assess the disabled for benefits, and discovers unprofessional conduct from one of its ... 4 Dispatches - Monday 11th April, Channel 4, 8pm We understand the Channel 4 programme on PIP this evening will show ...
DR UK gives evidence on disability employment gap
03 July 2016 | News
Work and Pensions Committee - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House link to video find out more about the inquiry Witnesses ... Foundation George Selvanera, Director of Strategy and External Affairs, Business Disability Forum 4.40pm Liz ...
Discriminatory Abortion Act needs urgent change
05 July 2021 | News
... Rights UK strongly supports the important legal case being taken by Maire Brady, her son Aidan and Heidi Carter (nee Crowter) against the discriminatory ... Act. The Act sets a time limit for abortions of 24 weeks and then says that this can be overridden if there is a ...
Focus Group - What do you want from dental services?
13 March 2019 | News
Shaping Our Lives are looking for Disabled people to take part ... 2pm to 4.30pm Where: Room Lower Ground 3, Public Health England, Wellington House,133-155 Waterloo Road, ... We can pay for reasonable travel costs from Greater London and the South East. Involvement payment: There is an ...
How our GOGA Peer Support Project is making disabled people more active
20 February 2018 | News
Disability Rights UK set up a Peer Support Project in Oct 2016 as partners on the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) Programme. The aim is to get disabled people and people with health conditions more active by providing ... mentors to work one to one with them, providing practical and emotional support. The mentors themselves have ...
Grenfell barrister apologises to families on behalf of government
08 December 2021 | News
A barrister representing the government has told the Grenfell Tower public ... what happened nor compensate them for the immeasurable loss and grief suffered. The department believes that it must examine its own conduct and candidly accept mistakes, errors and omissions when the ...