Independent living for disabled people
Ministers block release of ‘no deal Brexit’ social care recruitment plans
Ministers are refusing to release information that would show what extra plans – if any…
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‘Delight’ over breakthrough on Welsh independent living scheme closure
Disabled campaigners have welcomed measures that aim to address concerns over the imminent closure of…
Last-ditch appeal to new Welsh first minister over independent living scheme
A disabled campaigner has sent an 80-page dossier of evidence to the new first minister…
Care watchdog criticised over abandoned bid to replace service-user contracts
The care watchdog is facing heavy criticism after being forced to abandon a year-long attempt…
ROFA lays out plans to make the right to independent living a reality
Campaigning disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have set out their demands for a new national independent…
Disabled designer wins $500,000 to develop first intelligent manual wheelchair
A disabled entrepreneur and product designer is set to develop a revolutionary prototype of the…
Anger over latest delay to social care green paper
Disabled people’s organisations have reacted angrily after the government admitted that it will break its…
Hancock comes up empty on ‘no deal Brexit’ social care recruitment plans
The health and social care secretary has failed to produce any evidence that he has…
Minister appears unprepared for impact of ‘no deal’ Brexit on social care
The health and social care secretary appears to have accidentally confessed to having no plans…
Ombudsman warns of sharp rise in complaints about care charges
An ombudsman has warned of the sharp rise in complaints he has received about how…