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End Disability Hate Speech
02 June 2023 | News
... When we can’t work it’s due to our impairments or health conditions, anyone can become Disabled and it can ... users of food banks and often need to use energy to run health and mobility equipment or just keep warm. We ...
Advance and KeyRing merge
02 April 2014 | News
... networks for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems, are merging this month (April). Tim Cooper, ... of people with learning disabilities and those with mental health problems.” Karyn Kirkpatrick, chief executive of ...
DR UK release statement response to Chancellors comments on benefit changes
17 November 2023 | News
... are causing those already in the throes of long-term ill health and lifelong disability to suffer worsening health issues. The benefits system is the fault here, not ...
White Paper on Social Care
30 November 2021 | News
... Wednesday 1 st December, the Minister for Care and Mental Health, Gillian Keegan, made a statement introducing the ...
Vital COVID information is inaccessible to BSL users
20 December 2020 | News
... the coronavirus pandemic, the majority of important health information provided by the UK government has not ... England and Wales, 64% of individuals feared for their health because information is inaccessible, 58% said that ...
Fury over Do Not Resuscitate Notices
02 April 2020 | News
Disabled people have watched the unfolding stories about disabled and older people being asked to agree to sign Do Not Attempt to Resuscitate Notices with horror over the past few days.
The undervaluing of our lives and the insensitivity of the communications have been breathtaking. The Care Quality Commission and others have now issued guidance, making it clear that there should be no blanket approach to groups of people in relation to advanced care planning.
Scrapping prescription charges can save money
21 May 2018 | News
New research by York Health Economics Consortium published 22 May 2018 shows that ... person with Parkinson’s per year. Reduce the number of health complications over 12 months 11% fewer hospital ...
More than £1 million for 10 new research projects led by disabled people
17 January 2018 | 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. The English projects are: ALLFIE (The ...
What we would like to see from Esther McVey
08 January 2018 | News
... of the previously announced industrial strategy, and the health and work discussion paper – that is the only way we ... was to be given an expanded role as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Sue said: “If Jeremy Hunt’s ...
DR UK response to news of 'extortionate' benefit assessors payouts
13 April 2017 | News
... which we believe will make it harder for people with mental health conditions to get Personal Independence Payment at ... easier processes for individuals to get vital evidence from health professionals to help assessors reach fairer and more ...