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Half a million Disabled people set to lose out when DWP scraps ‘work capability assessment test
31 July 2023 | News
... November. The plans, that were outlined in the March 2023 Health and Disability White Paper , will not be introduced ... payment (PIP). This would mean eligibility for the new “health element” of universal credit being decided through ... Those found not eligible for PIP would not receive the health element. The DWP says that those who see their ...
DR UK calls on NHS England to publish the review of the Accessible Information Standard
08 February 2023 | News
... and any communication support that they need from health and care services. The Standard is legally binding ... will take forward its recommendations. Our letter signed by Healthwatch England, Disability Rights UK, Mencap, Learning Disability England, National Voices, SignHealth, SeeAbility, Thomas Pocklington Trust and the RNIB ...
Disability Rights UK opposes the UK Supreme Court ruling on ‘biological sex’
17 April 2025 | News
... already place disproportionate barriers on accessing vital healthcare, and now this ruling also erodes their ... domestic abuse, sexual violence, etc. Spectra, Trans Health Advocacy Service – peer-run support for Trans people trying to access healthcare. The Outside Project – for Queer people ...
Strategic partner updates September 2015
17 September 2015 | News
Health and Social Care update from our work as Strategic Partner to the Department of Health, NHS England and Public Health England Disability Rights UK heads up a user-led ...
Government to trial offer of additional Work Coach support for claimants awaiting their work capability assessment
07 June 2022 | News
... for addressing some “short-to-medium-term issues in health and disability benefits”. The Green Paper also ... for wider change to deliver on the objectives of the health and disability benefit system”. Speaking at a ... on 18 May the Minister for Disabled People said: “Our Health and Disability White Paper later this summer will ...
Stop Benefit Deaths campaign launched
28 June 2020 | News
Eighteen leading charities and mental health organisations, including Disability Rights UK, Mind, ... system. In many of the cases which have emerged mental health appears to be a significant factor, including in the ... co-signed by a wide range of charities and mental health organisations, is accompanied by the launch of a ...
Disabled parents often seen as risk to their children rather than given support warns report
25 September 2018 | News
... University of Bedfordshire View full DRILL press release Health and social care services are failing disabled parents ... to them. While we recognise the complex demands facing health and social care professionals, they should work with ... an organisation that brings together disabled people with health and social care students on placement. The funding ...
Austerity cuts killed tens of thousands from 2010 onwards
21 October 2021 | News
... in BMJ Open found that the joint impact of cuts to healthcare, public health and social care since 2010 found that the cuts were ... austerity measures were introduced in 2010. Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said the findings were ...
Women go undiagnosed, accused of ‘hysteria’ - CII report
17 June 2021 | News
... (CII). The data will be submitted to the Department for Health and Social Care for its Women’s Health Strategy consultation. CII received nearly 800 response to a survey about the healthcare experiences of disabled women with ...
One-in-seven workers in Britain have a disability
19 October 2022 | News
... The biggest growth was seen amongst those reporting mental health impairments, with over three times as many Disabled ... trends, including: a growing societal awareness of mental health, the pandemic bringing into focus the topic of ill-health and adjustments in the workplace, and the impact of ...