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NHS Communication Methods Should Support Disabled People
27 July 2020 | News
... research was conducted by National Voices , Traverse and Healthwatch England . Some disabled people benefited from ...
People’s experience using adult social care services
28 February 2019 | News
... The quality standard is endorsed by The Department of Health and Social Care as required by the Health and Social Care Act (2012). Supporting organisations ... The other organisations are: British Geriatrics Society Healthwatch England Skills for Care Think Local Act Personal ...
Disabled people far more likely to die by suicide than non-disabled people
07 March 2023 | News
... reducing incomes and rising costs. We face inadequate health and social care services, punitive benefit processes, ... https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/... Disabled people far more likely to ...
1.6 Million Disabled Pensioners Set To Lose Winter Fuel Payments
17 September 2024 | News
... forced to switch off heating or deciding not to charge health-related or mobility equipment. The Prime Minister ... forced to switch off heating or deciding not to charge health-related or mobility equipment. Unless the dangerous ... heat their homes and power essential equipment needed for health and mobility. The increase in poverty will bring ...
Two new Get Yourself Active blogs
10 February 2016 | News
... Active Project Manager Leanne Wightman, explains how health and wellbeing is fast becoming a key consideration ... organisations across the voluntary and statutory sector, in health, social care and sport and that we now have a chance ... Commissioning Programme , which is seeking to join up health and social care for people with complex needs. Two ...
Counting the Costs campaign
24 November 2014 | News
... going without heating and food. This is leading to ill health. Speaking about this issue, on Sky news today, Liz ... of good practice which is bringing together education, health and care but said that this needs to go further. We ...
Strong Links Between Disability And Destitution: shocking new JRF research
25 October 2023 | News
... increase in deprivation “has deep and profound impacts on health, mental health and people’s prospects” and “also puts strain ... day-to-day activities were limited because of a chronic health problem or disability (up from 54% in 2019). Men ...
Disabled People Are Not A Scapegoat For Governmental Failures
26 September 2024 | News
... zero experience of living with a Disability or long-term health condition. We need the papers to reign in their ... level with nearly 3 million people out of work due to ill health, a 500,000 increase on 2019. There is an obvious ... will fix all” sticking plaster, is mass investment in healthcare and social care, empathetic understanding of the ...
ONS releases new Coronavirus and disability data
25 August 2020 | News
... population. Their concerns about well-being and accessing healthcare were higher than among non-disabled people. We ... is affecting their well-being because it makes their mental health worse (46% compared with 18% for non-disabled ... disabled people were most concerned about their access to healthcare and treatment, compared with only 3% of ...
House of Commons issues briefing on the possible effects of Brexit
01 September 2016 | News
... rights Part-time worker rights Fixed-term worker rights Health and safety obligations State-guaranteed payments upon ... of EU/EEA nationals who already live in social housing Health Care Reciprocal access to health care Restrictions on movement of EU/EEA nationals who ...