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Environment Secretary urged to involve Disabled people in tackling climate change
15 August 2024 | News
... pollution, such as air pollution is a major cause of ill health: creating childhood disability, impairing children's health, diminishing their capacity to learn and reducing ...
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 ...
COVID-19 and the Rights of Disabled People
17 February 2021 | News
... Disabled People. Disabled People have struggled to access healthcare, social care and food and many have been left ... or who is autistic or has a cognitive impairment has their health records checked, to ensure that any wrongful Do Not ...
DR UK statement on Coronavirus
05 March 2020 | News
... members to watch out for updates in advice from Public Health England and to act accordingly. "We are calling upon ... statistically thus far, it is those who have underlying health conditions who are bearing the brunt of the worst ... Our lives matter as much as the next person's." Public Health England's advice is here: ...
Charities and organisations say adult social care is at breaking point
21 March 2019 | News
... of Adult Social Care Association of Directors of Public Health Care and Support Alliance (DR UK is a member) Care ...
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 ...