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Coronavirus: Government travel exemptions ignore needs of disabled people… again

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Government travel exemptions ignore needs of disabled people… again
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Disabled activists say the government has yet again ignored the support needs of disabled people during the pandemic crisis, after omitting social care workers from a list of travellers who can enter the UK without self-isolating for 14 days. The Home […]

Seven years on, and still no new form for universal credit free prescriptions

By John Pring on 9th January 2020 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Seven years on, and still no new form for universal credit free prescriptions
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The government has failed to issue a form that would allow disabled people claiming universal credit (UC) to show their pharmacist they are entitled to free prescriptions, more than two years after it promised to do so. It is now nearly […]

‘Utterly disgraceful’ Public Health England refuses to warn councils of ESA suicide risk

By John Pring on 15th November 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

‘Utterly disgraceful’ Public Health England refuses to warn councils of ESA suicide risk
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The government’s public health agency has refused to warn local NHS and council bodies that claimants of out-of-work disability benefits are at a hugely-increased risk of attempting to take their own lives. Last week, Public Health England (PHE) published the latest […]

Petition raising fears over ‘freedom deprivation bill’ tops 100,000 signatures

By John Pring on 15th November 2018 Category: Human Rights

Petition raising fears over ‘freedom deprivation bill’ tops 100,000 signatures
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More than 100,000 people have signed a petition demanding the government makes major changes to a bill that campaigners say would make it easier for many disabled people to be deprived of their freedom. The Reclaiming Our Futures Alliance (ROFA) only […]

Government ‘blocked’ involvement of user-led groups in mental health summit

By John Pring on 11th October 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government ‘blocked’ involvement of user-led groups in mental health summit
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The government has been asked by campaigners from across the world why it blocked the “meaningful” involvement of user-led and survivor organisations in this week’s high-profile global mental health summit in London. Two open letters have criticised the way the Global […]

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