Government announces plans for extension of personal health budgets
The government wants to increase the number of people who use personal health budgets (PHBs)…
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‘Ill thought out’ bill needs stronger safeguards, minister told after meeting
The government must introduce “stronger and more effective safeguards” to protect the rights of service-users…
Ministers quietly drop plans for ‘parallel process’ on working-age social care
Ministers have quietly decided to include the support needs of working-age disabled people in their…
DPOs to write to minister over exclusion from social care meeting
Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to write to the care minister to protest at her…
Minister’s ‘insult to injury’ snub to DPOs over social care round table
Government ministers are facing criticism after organising a “round table” event on the future of…