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Disabled People represented at COVID Public Inquiry
02 November 2022 | News
On Monday 31 October, the COVID Public Inquiry heard from lawyers, on the conduct and scope of module 2 of the Inquiry, which relates to ... people. It was asked that the Inquiry agree the list of key issues to be covered with core participants, to ensure that ...
‘Blanket’ approaches to DNARs criticised in CQC report
18 March 2021 | News
... publication of the Care Quality Commission’s CQC report into the use of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigation was commissioned following concerns raised at the beginning of the pandemic around the use of ‘blanket’ DNARs (do not ...
New Kings Fund report highlights the crisis in social care
14 September 2016 | News
A new report by The King’s Fund and the Nuffield Trust shows a social care ... availability and quality of care is threatened by mounting problems in staff recruitment and retention, underpinned by ...
Our new CEO pledges better links with other DPOs and grassroots groups
20 July 2017 | News
Kamran Mallick, our new CEO, has pledged to do more to involve young disabled people in the organisation’s work. ... with other disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and grassroots campaigning groups. In his first major ... as well as committing to engaging with government on key issues affecting disabled people. Our new CEO pledges better ...
Policy changes could bring more inclusive apprenticeships
18 July 2016 | News
Disability Rights UK has long worked for more inclusive apprenticeships – so that large numbers of ... apprenticeships that people will have good GCSEs in Maths and English (which some disabled people find it hard to ... secure, even though they would make excellent apprentices) and insufficient support for apprentice and employer. What ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group respond to the PM Rishi Sunak
19 April 2024 | News
Today the PM Rishi Sunak stood in front of an assembled audience and proceeded yet again to demonise Disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, by announcing ...
DWP destroyed reports into claimants who committed suicide after their benefits were stopped
26 February 2020 | News
The DWP has been accused of “a cover-up” after destroying reports into suicides linked to benefits being stopped, ... requirement to destroy the reports by any particular date and that a “public interest” exemption could have been ... Commons as she read out a list of 24 people who died after problems with their benefits. On the 69 DWP reviews since ...
UN report on poverty made a lot of good points and was factually correct says DWP Senior Policy Director
18 June 2019 | News
... MPs that a highly-critical UN report on extreme poverty and human rights in the UK was “factually correct” and “made a lot of ... week that Professor Alston’s “really good points” on issues such as austerity and cuts to local government ...
Government in court over disability benefit changes
08 July 2014 | News
Court proceedings will begin in Birmingham today to determine whether the ... UK, campaigning for a fairer welfare system – has branded the change “life shattering” for disabled people. ...
Financial Times published its first ever supplement on Disability and the workplace
13 May 2018 | News
... Rights UK are delighted to see our contact with FT advertising, editorial staff and management including John Ridding their CEO yield such ... FT securing the advertising revenue that will allow other issues such as on the purple pound to be explored in future ...