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Almost half of food bank users have money taken by DWP from benefit payments
30 November 2020 | News
... to afford the essentials and can affect people’s mental health. More than half of households (53%) at food banks where someone was living with mental health problems reported they owed money to the government ... 30% of households which did not report anyone with mental health problems. The charity is urging the government to ...
Remploy disability awareness seminars for employers
09 April 2018 | News
... for employers to gain a greater insight into disability, health and the support available. Further details and ... Webinar and workshops currently available Supporting mental health in the workplace workshop Discover the support ... available to your employees through the Workplace Mental Health Support Service. Glasgow Wednesday 2 May Dundee ...
DR UK Stands in Solidarity with Disabled Palestinians
13 November 2023 | News
... these times. The disruptions to infrastructure, access to healthcare and basic services exacerbate existing barriers ... efforts. It is crucial that there is: 1. Access to Healthcare: Disabled individuals must have continuous access to healthcare services, including essential medications, ...
Sign The Petition To Defend Vital Benefits For Disabled People Unable To Work
30 January 2024 | News
... need additional income as a result of disability or ill health. We’re worried about this for three reasons: ... many people who can’t work because of disability or ill health won’t be identified through the PIP assessment and ... thirds living in destitution have a long-term health condition or ...
Vitamin D for shielders
01 December 2020 | News
... through the winter months. Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock said: “A number of ... opportunity to beat this virus.” The advice from Public Health England is for everybody to take 10 micrograms (400 ... between October and early March to keep bones and muscles healthy. Public Health England advises people who are more ...
Tell MPs your experiences of applying for PIP and ESA
07 November 2021 | News
... benefits paid to disabled people and people with long-term health conditions , amid continuing concerns about the ... heard that the application and assessment processes for health-related benefits are often flawed, with a majority of ... on 0207 219 8976. DR UK’s submission to the Committee’s Health and benefits inquiry is available here . Tell MPs ...
BBC Panorama exposes abuse of patients
06 October 2022 | News
... its core therapeutic mission is being corrupted. Mental health charity Mind have called for a full statutory ... public inquiry into systemic failings of inpatient mental health services across England. Vicki Nash, Associate ... use of restraint and seclusion for people with mental health problems and autism." She states "We know these ...
DR UK's Upcoming Webinar on Disability and Climate Change
30 June 2023 | News
... impacts of climate change – including threats to their health, food security, water, sanitation, and livelihood. ... the rise. Environmental Pollution is a major cause of ill health: creating childhood disability, impairing children’s health, diminishing their capacity to learn, and reducing ...
DWP ignored ‘hugely alarming’ research that linked WCA with 600 suicides, MPs are told
27 June 2022 | News
... process to cause some very major adverse effects on mental health”. He added that while it was impossible to prove ... the WCA that could lead to increased risks of poor mental health”. He said that provisional results from a survey of ... who had been through a WCA said it had made their mental health worse, adding that it was "not sufficient just to say ...
Latest learning disabilities mortality statistics make for grim reading
03 May 2018 | News
... are treated so they get better support when it comes to health and social care. “It’s hard to see how this will happen when the Department of Health and NHS England seem so disinterested in tackling the ... integration (with appropriate security controls) of health and social care records to ensure that agencies can ...