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Watchdog forces 13 CCGs to back down over NHS institution threat

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Independent Living

Watchdog forces 13 CCGs to back down over NHS institution threat
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The equality and human rights watchdog has forced 13 NHS primary care organisations to withdraw unlawful, discriminatory policies that could have seen service-users with complex healthcare needs forced into institutions. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) had written to the […]

Government takes small step over risk of NHS care home discrimination

By John Pring on 12th April 2018 Category: Human Rights

Government takes small step over risk of NHS care home discrimination
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The government has taken a small step towards addressing the discrimination faced by service-users with complex healthcare needs who risk being forced into institutions. Last month, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) wrote to 13 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) as […]

NHS bodies face legal action by human rights watchdog over care home threat

By John Pring on 22nd March 2018 Category: Human Rights

NHS bodies face legal action by human rights watchdog over care home threat
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The equality and human rights watchdog has written to 13 NHS primary care organisations to warn them about discriminatory policies that could see service-users with complex healthcare needs forced into institutions. The letters from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) […]

Local NHS is blackmailing service-users into accepting unsafe care, MPs hear

By John Pring on 2nd November 2017 Category: Independent Living

Local NHS is blackmailing service-users into accepting unsafe care, MPs hear
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People with complex healthcare needs are being “blackmailed” by their local NHS bodies into accepting unsafe levels of care in their own homes, a committee of MPs has been told. The public accounts committee was hearing evidence on the funding of […]

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