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New research calls for better opportunities for young disabled people
08 December 2015 | News
... also outlines some specific recommendations for educators, healthcare professionals and sport providers. These note ... levels of young disabled people after they leave education: Healthcare professionals (e.g. physiotherapists) should be ...
Leading organisations write to the Prime Minister outlining the growing evidence that social care is in crisis
17 November 2015 | News
... and risks of serious failure: The CQC report The State of health and adult social care in England 2014/15. This showed ... pressures on local authorities are adversely affecting health care services in their local area. Delayed Transfer ...
We're Recruiting!
09 October 2023 | News
... fostering lasting societal change and addressing health inequalities head on. You will work to identify root causes of health inequalities that Disabled people face, working ...
Social Security System "sanctions and demonises Disabled People" - DR UK responds to Employment Inquiry
08 April 2024 | News
... Crisis . Barriers to adequate housing, social care and healthcare also exclude us from employment and society. The ...
Independent Living Strategy: A review of progress
16 July 2014 | News
... are at increasing risk of institutionalisation. Mental health needs are increasing, but access to mental health services is becoming more difficult. One in four ...
Free prescriptions for long term conditions wanted
25 February 2014 | News
... with three quarters of this group reporting that their health got worse as a result. 10% said that they ended up in ... certificates from our Factsheet F14 - prescription charges/health benefits . Free prescriptions for long term ...
Home ownership option for disabled people
19 November 2013 | News
... HOLD programme provides a cost-effective solution to the health, housing and support needs of disabled people. We ...
Concerns for Disabled pensioners as Winter Fuel Payments cut
31 July 2024 | News
... with the extra costs of heating, required to stay safe and healthy. Caroline Abrahams, charity director at Age UK ...
DR UK demands set targets for disabled people’s employment in industrial strategy response
12 April 2017 | News
... the 4.6 million disabled people and people with long-term health conditions who are out of work (cited in the DWP ... flexibilities to the advantage of people with fluctuating health conditions and other impairments, for instance to ... Work Choice programmes are replaced in October by the new Health and Work Programme. Although the new programme will ...
Our response to the Ministry of Justice Consultation on panel composition in tribunals
28 November 2016 | News
... also done a response , highlighting problems with mental health tribunals Disability Rights UK ( DR UK ) is a pan ... disabled people with diverse experiences of disability and health conditions, from different communities. We are ... to the extra costs of living with a disability or long-term health condition. Given that many disabled people are living ...