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Changes to the Work Capability Assessment reassessment criteria
28 September 2017 | News
... if they: have a severe, lifelong disability, illness or health condition are unlikely to ever be able to move into ...
Employ people with disabilities: it makes sound business sense
03 August 2017 | News
... over 13 million disabled people and people with long-term health conditions in the UK, it makes good business sense ...
Peer modelling as a tool for disabled people
05 June 2017 | News
In our new blog, Bernd Sass, co-ordinator of DR UK’s Win-Win Alliance, explains the advantages of peer modelling for disabled people.
Bernd argues that disabled people are particularly adept at peer modelling. They have the passion and empathy to support others and have learned to come up with creative solutions to the difficulties of everyday life because their experience means that they can see what and how things could improve. Read more in his blog
Guides on complaining to the Ombudsman
08 February 2017 | News
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has updated its step-by step guides ...
NHS funding restrictions could force thousands into residential care
23 January 2017 | News
The restrictions mean that a health service, in England, may not pay for home visits if ...
DR UK statement on the new Government
13 July 2016 | News
... That would benefit individuals living with disability or health conditions, our families, our communities and the UK ...
Govt rejects Equal Lives plea for investigation into Norfolk Council Care Act breaches
20 April 2016 | News
... in Community Care Disability group Equal Lives wrote to health secretary Jeremy Hunt in March urging him to order ...
Deprivation of liberty safeguards guidance updated following court judgment
14 December 2015 | News
The Department of Health has updated its guidance as a result of the Supreme ...
Going the Distance and Covering the Miles: Travelling for campaigning
02 November 2015 | News
... open up more job opportunities for young people living with health conditions or disability’ For more on the ...
Govt slow to move disabled from mental hospitals
03 February 2015 | News
... and defies short-term solutions. Unless all parts of the health and social care systems work effectively together, it ...