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NAO review of the role and costs of clinical commissioning groups
19 December 2018 | News
... they are responsible. They were established as part of the Health and Social Care Act in 2012 and replaced primary care ... of their engagement with CCGs, neither the Department of Health and Social Care nor NHS England have undertaken an ... will make it more difficult for CCGs to design local health services that are responsive to patients’ needs. ...
New Radicals 2018: Making a difference for disabled people
16 September 2018 | News
... - Understanding autism Jane Douthwaite - Improving healthcare Ivor Williams - Improvements to end-of-life care ...
DR UK holds first Get Yourself Active learning event
26 September 2017 | News
... disabled people’s user led organisations, social care, health and sport sector organisations. The first event is ... Centre for Independent Living . We aim to work with the health, social care and sports sectors to develop better ...
BIHR publishes UN Universal Periodic Review report
22 September 2016 | News
... approaches to law, policy and service development in mental health in compliance with human rights standards Remove the ... older people receive adequate and consistent access to healthcare BIHR publishes UN Universal Periodic Review ...
Public consultation on DSA changes says Govt
14 June 2015 | News
... allowance. This can provide support to students with mental health issues. In the academic year 2012-13, just over £127 ... to their chosen course of study. Students with mental health difficulties can apply for the full range of support ... claim it. Under the proposed changes, students with mental health conditions will continue to have access to DSA-funded ...
The Urgent Need For An Independent Advisory Panel On DWP-Related Deaths: “evidence is overwhelming”
10 March 2025 | News
... “More than anything else, this government induced public health crisis is enforced by the impact of the negative and ... evidence demonstrating the government induced public health crisis. “ This is generated by successive social policy reforms and is negatively impacting on the health, wellbeing and survival of those in greatest need, 12 ...
DR UK joins call for a 'social infrastructure' Budget
10 March 2020 | News
... including spending on social infrastructure such as health, education or care as a form of infrastructure ... spend”. As with physical infrastructure, spending on health, care and education have benefits for wider society ...
One year on budget cuts make Care Act “less effective”
31 March 2016 | News
A year after it was introduced, Disability Rights UKs legal partners, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, say that budget cuts and a lack of compliance from local authorities are making The Care Act less effective than hoped.
When it was brought in last April, the Care Act 2014 was billed as the biggest change to adult social care for more than 20 years, which aimed to give disabled adults and their carers a greater understanding of their rights.
Charities call for delivery charges and minimum spends to be scrapped for shielders
15 December 2020 | News
... for action as people who cannot shop in supermarkets due to health risks – and at the advice of the Government – are ... to shop in supermarkets due to their age or underlying health conditions should not have to pay online delivery ... for those who are unable to shop in supermarkets due to the health risk. DR UK’s Head of Policy Fazilet Hadi said: ...
New Universal Personalised Care Model launched
30 January 2019 | News
... and local government, and organisations from across health, care, voluntary and community-based sectors, as well ... the same choice and control over their mental and physical health that they have come to expect in every other aspect ...