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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 […]

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 […]

Department of Health ignores NHS continuing healthcare human rights warnings

By John Pring on 19th January 2017 Category: Independent Living

Department of Health ignores NHS continuing healthcare human rights warnings
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Campaigners have warned more than 40 NHS primary care organisations across England that policies which could see service-users with complex healthcare needs forced into institutions are a breach of disabled people’s human rights. Despite the warning, the Department of Health last […]

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