Campaigners in Norfolk are promising a battle over draft plans by a local NHS body to tighten the criteria for allowing disabled people to receive continuing healthcare at home, rather than in a nursing home. The NHS Norfolk policy sets out […]
Prison service breached disability discrimination laws, says court
A court has ruled that the prison service breached disability and race discrimination laws in its treatment of foreign prisoners in the UK. The High Court ruling came in a case taken by the Equality and Human Rights Commission against the […]
Fears raised over impact of cuts on support
Campaigners have raised new fears that funding cuts by councils across the country could be leading to reductions in disabled people’s support packages. Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have also criticised local authorities for a lack of openness and transparency. And one […]
ELECTION 2010: charity says social care reform should be ‘priority’
A disability charity has called in its own election “manifesto” for the next government to make social care reform a “priority”. The MS Society became the latest disability organisation to publish a manifesto of policies it would like to see adopted […]
ELECTION 2010: Rethink calls for action on prison numbers
A mental health charity has called on the next government to do more to reduce the number of people with mental health conditions in prison. The call came as Rethink laid out the policies it would like to see in parties’ […]
Equality bill amendment ‘will boost numbers of accessible taxis’
Delighted campaigners have welcomed proposed new laws that will force many local authorities to allow more wheelchair-accessible taxis onto the streets. The new amendment to the government’s equality bill was proposed by the disabled peer Baroness Wilkins and backed by a […]
Government research follows ‘increasing concerns’ on forced marriage
The government is funding new research into disabled people who are victims of forced marriages, following increasing concerns about the scale of the problem. News of the research emerged after a man was jailed for trying to sell his disabled sister, […]
Government adds confusion to Eagle’s reserved posts comments
The Government Equalities Office has added to the confusion caused by a government minister who told MPs that disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) were not allowed to reserve jobs solely for disabled people. Maria Eagle, an equalities minister and former minister for […]
Councils fail information test on personal budgets
Local authorities are failing to provide disabled people with accurate information on personal budgets, according to a national disability charity. Livability, which provides services such as care homes and supported living, reviewed more than 100 local authorities across England and found […]
Care watchdog praises improvements but demands radical change
The care regulator has called for a “fundamental cultural shift” away from a “one-size-fits-all approach” and towards the personalisation of services. The call from the Care Quality Commission came in its first annual report to parliament on the state of health […]