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Errol Graham case heard by High Court
20 January 2021 | News
... applications presenting "a significant risk to their health". He continued: "It is a momentous decision which ...
Into HE
07 March 2019 | News
Into HE is a guide for anyone with a health condition, learning difficulty or disability thinking ... 2020 entry. In the student stories, people living with a health condition, learning difficulty or disability write ... websites, publications and organisations (education, health and disability-related) which you may find helpful. ...
English Blue Badge scheme to include those with hidden disabilities
29 July 2018 | News
People with hidden disabilities, including autism and mental health conditions are to be given the right to a Blue Badge. ... make a journey without a risk of serious harm to their health or safety or that of any other person – this could ... psychological distress – such as someone with mental health problems have very considerable difficulty when ...
Inspiring disabled staff groups to express and address local needs
11 October 2016 | News
... within a local framework. Read blog Bernd coordinates our Health and Care Voluntary Sector Strategic Partner ... brings the power of the voluntary sector together with the health system, to improve services and ...
Help us to stop ableism in messages about physical activity and sedentary behaviour
10 November 2020 | News
... physical activity. In recent years organisations and public health agencies around the world have started to target ... messages. There has been some success. For example, Public Health Ireland changed their messages. However, we are now ... widely read by physical activity organisations and public health agencies. It is thus an opportunity to educate and ...
Funding pressure on NHS and social care set to grow
23 May 2018 | News
Securing the future: funding health and social care to the 2030s. Read report This ... for Fiscal Studies (IFFS) report finds that UK spending on healthcare will have to rise by an average 3.3% a year over ... a year if services are to be improved. Public spending on health has slowly increased by 10.3% after accounting for ...
£400,000 for 10 new research projects led by disabled people announced
29 November 2016 | News
... will be led by disabled people or people with long term health conditions; they will be developing approaches and ... living with dementia, learning disabilities and mental health issues. Grants were approved by the DRILL Central ... abuse against women and girls in coproduction with mental health, social care and housing services £39,959.46 ...
The Government has a problem with young people
27 March 2025 | News
... is a deliberate political choice, as highlighted by the Health Minister himself. Wes Streeting told the BBC that there was an “overdiagnosis” of mental health impairments, which wrote people off for work. ... delays in diagnosis and support. The lack of mental health provision for young people is in crisis, which, in ...
More than money: The lifelong wellbeing impact of disability benefits
28 January 2025 | News
... It concludes that failure to do so could exacerbate public health issues and have severe economic consequences. ... particularly pronounced for those with self-reported poor health, highlighting the crucial role these benefits play in ... the challenges faced by Disabled people with acute health issues. The report concludes that: “Today, the ...
DR UK says all ESA claimants should be exempt from the benefit cap
10 August 2016 | News
... getting in to work? In his 24 August 2015 speech on work, health and disability, then Secretary of State for Work and ... CEO said: “People who are disabled or have a long term health condition face a range of obstacles as they try to ...