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Disability Rights UK Conference 2017 report published
06 December 2017 | News
... and implementing policies in Manchester including in health and social care. In particular, he was looking ... Convention to be taken into account in reforming the Mental Health Act in the coming months. Disability Rights UK ...
DR UK writes to DWP Minister to raise concerns about new PIP descriptor activity guidance
07 November 2017 | News
... On 2 November Penny Mordaunt Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work said - “The DWP will be going through all ... or been awarded a reduced rate of benefit. The quality of Health Care Professional (HCP) reports has been the subject ...
Ofgem webinar on possible winter power cuts
22 December 2022 | News
... more energy than anyone else to power equipment to maintain healthy lives, there must be an alternative to just ... to your equipment in a power cut, you should speak to your healthcare provider now and ensure your equipment and backup ...
Unions and campaigners call for government to improve flexible working rights
25 July 2023 | News
... available to everyone – those of us who need it for our health, caring responsibilities or travelling commitments, ...
Government action needed to end the institutionalisation of Disabled people
21 June 2024 | News
... with a learning disability living as inpatients in mental health ATUs have been missed. The latest target was to ... people and people with a learning disability in mental health hospitals. There must be a dramatic and speedy ...
We're Hiring - Trustee Opportunity
01 July 2024 | News
... lived experiences including: learning difficulties, mental health conditions, neurodiversity, deafness, hearing ... visual impairments, physical impairments and long-term health conditions. Please see the attached documents for ...
How Did We Get Involved In The Disability Rights Movement? DR UK Staff Blog Series! Part One
31 July 2024 | News
... of incarceration as a teenager at the hands of mental health services. It was through this that he learnt the history of the Mental Patients Union, Mental Health Resistance Network, Reclaim Bedlam and East End ...
DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into Disabled man’s death
03 January 2025 | News
... (ESA) was withdrawn. He was suffering severe mental health problems and weighed four-and-a-half stone (30kg) ... failed to take reasonable steps to obtain evidence that his health had improved before removing his only source of ...
Help Us Make a Real Difference at Disability Rights UK
25 March 2025 | News
... cultural and ethnic backgrounds Those with mental health challenges or learning disabilities People who ... or isolated areas People with a range of impairments or health conditions Any other individuals with lived ...
MPs Call for DWP To Have Statutory Duty to Safeguard Claimants
20 May 2025 | News
... everyone in the department. In addition, the potential health impacts of all new significant policies must be ... this cultural change, the report concluded. Currently, such health assessments are not carried out consistently on all ...