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Health of Millions at risk as Universal Credit Falls So Far Short of the Cost of Essentials
29 August 2023 | News
Organisations representing hundreds of thousands of health and care professionals, and the millions who use ... live on. They say this poses a serious risk to the UK’s health. In a letter to the Prime Minister, the Academy of ... being able to afford enough food and other essential items, health and care practitioners say they see people forced to ...
Jobcentres 20% Understaffed, Leading To Overwork and An Epidemic Of Poor Mental Health Among Staff
19 January 2024 | News
... and this was the worst it has gotten. It worsened my mental health to the point of severe burnout, with constant ... crisis in DWP is creating an epidemic of mental ill health amongst staff and failing to protect the most ... Leading To Overwork and An Epidemic Of Poor Mental Health Among Staff ...
Disability Poverty Campaign Group respond to the PM Rishi Sunak
19 April 2024 | News
... again to demonise Disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, by announcing plans to make them seek ... at the cost of their already fragile physical and mental health. In his speech today the prime minister announced a ... support the extra cost of living with a disability or ill health. He also accused the UK of having a “sicknote ...
Key health and care bodies say keeping and extending the £20 week UC lifeline is crucial
08 February 2021 | News
Key bodies working across health and care have written an open letter to the Prime ... thirteen organisations: Association of Directors of Public Health British Association of Social Workers British Psychological Society Faculty of Public Health Institute of Health Equity Mind Royal College of ...
State of Care for people with autism, learning difficulties and poor mental health 'worrying' says DRUK
14 October 2019 | News
Care provision for people with poor mental health, autism and learning disabilities is failing ... perfect storm, meaning people who need support from mental health, learning disability or autism services may receive ... away from just thinking about the glamorous side of acute health to considering how to provide the essential support ...
Johnson pledges Spring 2022 Inquiry into Covid, NAO report shows major disjunct between health and care
19 May 2021 | News
... long term issues that severely weakened the foundations of health and care, which meant the country was not better ... a third (28.7%) in real terms between 2010 and 2020. Public health grants to LAs were also slashed by £0.5 billion ... Councils no choice but to cut back on services related to health. Only six per cent of Councils will not be making ...
Child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) are under-resourced to the point of refusing patients
07 April 2022 | News
... by the under-funded CAMHS service. Stem4, a youth mental health charity, surveyed over 1,000 General Practitioners ... Policy and Campaigns Officer Bethany Bale said: “Mental health services in the UK are already only built for those ... and prioritising funding for young people’s mental health services is essential.” The full article can be ...
Align social security with health and care systems and fully fund advice provision: open letter to Government
23 November 2020 | News
... of organisations working across social care, mental health, disability, homelessness, and welfare rights has ... now be explicitly re-aligned with the objectives of our health and care system and become concerned with keeping ... security benefits system that: Keeps people with mental health needs and families that include a disabled adult or ...
DWP should immediately stop benefit sanctions imposed on disabled people or those with a health condition say MPs
06 November 2018 | News
... lone parents, care leavers and people with a disability or health condition are disproportionately vulnerable to and ... conditionality and sanctions on people with a disability or health condition. It does not work. Worse, it is harmful and ... finding coercive ways to get people off benefits when their health or other critical factors clearly make this ...
Return of 14 year old exams despite rise in school refusal and mental health issues for teens
05 October 2021 | News
... in many schools. These children often experience mental health conditions including high anxiety. “Children are ... of pervasive testing, all of which massively impact their health. “The Minister needs to address the fact that ... 14 year old exams despite rise in school refusal and mental health issues for teens ...