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DR UK calls for new assessment approach for PIP as Atos and Capita get £40m increase
04 February 2018 | News
... out of 10 appeals are successful. Atos and Capita rely on healthcare professionals who are cheaper than doctors or ... for example, are wrongly assessing people with mental health conditions. The Government should be looking ... approximately 66 per cent of PIP recipients with mental health conditions receive the higher rate of the benefit, ...
Our response to the Blue Badge scheme consultation on eligibility
15 March 2018 | News
... and substantial” to “enduring and substantial” that healthcare professionals other than GPs undertake mobility ... will mean that those disabled people with a severe mental health condition who live in England will rightly achieve ... be independent be removed – this allows a range of healthcare professionals with specific expertise (other than ...
Debt charities urge Ofgem to protect people with energy debt
08 August 2022 | News
... energy use – putting at risk their physical and mental health. The charities’ findings show that: Energy arrears, ...
Inspiring Stephen Hawking speech at Jack Ashley memorial event
13 March 2018 | News
... He reiterated the criticism of the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt MP, he and Professor Winston and ... the more private monopolies grow, and the more expensive health care becomes.’ The NHS is not only the most human ...
DUP sign Confidence and Supply Agreement with Government
25 June 2017 | News
... per year for two years to address immediate pressures in health and education £100 million per year for two years to ... the Northern Ireland Executive’s delivery of its priority health service transformation £10 million per year for five years towards mental health support There are also commitments regarding: ...
DR UK delivers climate statement to COP27
29 November 2022 | News
... systems and transportation, as well as generally poor health, health care access, and housing, people with disabilities ...
UK On Track For Lowest Ever Benefit Levels By 2030
10 October 2023 | News
... state through issues such as worsening physical and mental health. Evidence also shows how low benefits make it ...
Action for M.E. respond to independent WCA review
26 August 2013 | News
... still not able to accurately assess fluctuating conditions; healthcare professionals who carry out face-to-face ... appealing against decisions, extremely detrimental to their health. The Action for M.E. response to the 4th independent ...
“We’re just numbers to them”: Powerful new report highlights DWP failure to investigate claimant deaths and serious harm
08 March 2022 | News
Many people, particularly those with existing mental health problems, find the experience of navigating the ... DWP have investigated serious harm. As self-harm, mental health crises and suicide attempts are more common than ... is not clear. For example, it’s not set out if a mental health crisis that does not involve self-harm or a suicide ...
Northern Ireland Ombudsman finds ‘systemic maladministration’ in further evidence use when assessing PIP
30 June 2021 | News
... claimants received correspondence from Capita that said all health professionals they had listed had been contacted, ... evidence requests have been made to the claimants’ health professionals and with whom contact has been made. ... shocking new Z2K research Systemic problem with the Healthcare Professional PIP and ESA assessment process, ...