The government has admitted it is discussing with GPs how to introduce a way for them to report cases in which the controversial “fitness for work” test has caused serious harm to their patients. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) […]
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‘Fitness for work’ test under fire: Doctor’s call for action on safety
A GP whose patient tried to kill himself after a “fitness for work” test is urging the government to introduce a way to allow doctors to report such cases to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Dr Stephen Carty, medical […]
‘Fitness for work’ test under fire: GPs say assessment must be scrapped
GPs have piled new pressure on the government after unanimously calling for it to scrap its controversial “fitness for work” tests. The British Medical Association’s (BMA’s) annual conference of local medical committees which represent GPs, passed a motion this week calling […]
Disability movement divided over Remploy closures
Significant parts of the disability movement have backed disabled Remploy workers who are set to lose their jobs because of government plans to shut their sheltered factories. Despite their continued opposition to the kind of segregated and sheltered employment provided by […]
GP vote set to pressure government over ‘fitness for work’ tests
GPs across Britain look set to call on the government to abandon its much-criticised “fitness for work” tests, giving a huge boost to disabled activists who have fought for them to be scrapped. The work capability assessment (WCA), which tests disabled […]
Cuts protest brings traffic chaos to central London
Disabled activists have again brought traffic chaos to central London by chaining their wheelchairs across busy pedestrian crossings in protest at government cuts and welfare reforms. The focus of the two-hour protest in Trafalgar Square was on the demand for the […]
Scottish GPs call for ‘fitness for work’ tests to be scrapped
Disabled activists have hailed as a major victory a decision by Scottish GPs to call on the government to abandon its controversial “fitness for work” tests. Doctors at the British Medical Association’s (BMA) annual Scottish conference of GPs voted for a […]
Oxford Circus protest: Activists had ‘nothing left to lose’
Disabled activists have explained why they took part in a major direct action protest about the welfare reform bill that brought large parts of London’s West End to a standstill at the weekend. About 20 wheelchair-users locked themselves to a chain […]
Anger and shock over BBC’s ‘offensive’ welfare documentary
Outraged campaigners have attacked the BBC for screening an “offensive” documentary about the benefits system. Campaigners say that the documentary – presented by the veteran BBC journalist John Humphrys – was “shockingly poor” and little better than “propaganda” for the government’s […]
Activists take next step in fight against cuts
Scores of disabled activists have come together to plan the next stage of the fight against the government’s cuts to disability benefits and services. Members of Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) heard from activists, politicians and celebrities and discussed their campaigning […]