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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 ...
£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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Over 460% rise in PIP claims stopped due to failure to return review form
15 February 2023 | News
... form will not lose their award before progressing to a health assessment if they have been identified as requiring ... Mr. Pursglove said: “Claimants with serious mental health, or cognitive conditions who have difficulty ... review form because of the effects of a physical or mental health condition and had their benefit stopped? How ...
Being Active Guide
05 January 2015 | News
Being Active: A guide for people with impairments or health conditions This guide supports more disabled people ... by and for people with lived experience of disability or health conditions. They include, Chris Ratcliffe, EFDS’s ... active. It provides a range of ideas and tips for leading a healthier lifestyle.” International Day for Disabled ...
Climate Conference urged to include Disabled voices
02 October 2024 | News
... 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 ...