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Concern as NHS England blocks bid to see reviews of ‘unsafe’ SIM scheme

By John Pring on 14th April 2022 Category: Human Rights

Concern as NHS England blocks bid to see reviews of ‘unsafe’ SIM scheme
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NHS England is unlawfully blocking attempts to see reviews carried out across the country into the use of a mental health scheme that disabled campaigners have branded unethical, unlawful and unsafe. The reviews were announced last spring following mounting concerns about […]

NHS bodies continued ‘unsafe’ mental distress scheme after being told of ‘dodgy’ data

By John Pring on 17th June 2021 Category: Human Rights

NHS bodies continued ‘unsafe’ mental distress scheme after being told of ‘dodgy’ data
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Two NHS organisations continued to support a controversial scheme aimed at service-users in severe mental distress, despite being warned by police that dodgy data had been used to persuade other forces and health trusts to adopt the programme. The multi-agency Serenity […]

Regulators face call to act over figures linking COVID deaths with health system

By John Pring on 18th March 2021 Category: Human Rights

Regulators face call to act over figures linking COVID deaths with health system
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Disabled campaigners are calling on two regulators to investigate concerns raised by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that many of the deaths of disabled people during the pandemic could be linked to discrimination within the healthcare system. The Equality and […]

ONS suggests NHS disability discrimination may have increased risk of COVID deaths

By John Pring on 18th February 2021 Category: Human Rights

ONS suggests NHS disability discrimination may have increased risk of COVID deaths
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Official figures have provided the first statistical evidence to suggest that unfair practices or discrimination within the NHS may have caused disabled people to be at a higher risk of death from COVID-19 during the pandemic. The Office for National Statistics […]

Government and regulator silent on progress with ‘abhorrent’ COVID care home policy

By John Pring on 29th October 2020 Category: Independent Living

Government and regulator silent on progress with ‘abhorrent’ COVID care home policy
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The government and its regulator are refusing to say how many care homes are set to be approved to receive hospital patients who have tested positive for coronavirus. A new government policy – described as “abhorrent” by disabled activists – will […]

Blue badge rules in London need ‘critical changes’, say campaigners

By John Pring on 29th October 2020 Category: Transport

Blue badge rules in London need ‘critical changes’, say campaigners
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Campaigners are calling for “critical” changes to rules that make it harder for disabled people to use their blue parking badges in four central London local authorities, particularly when they are attending urgent hospital appointments. They say the COVID-19 pandemic has […]

Activist’s terrifying ordeal sparks new e-scooter safety campaign

By John Pring on 10th September 2020 Category: Crime

Activist’s terrifying ordeal sparks new e-scooter safety campaign
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A prominent disabled activist is calling for stricter controls on electric scooters after she was subjected to a terrifying ordeal that resulted in a violent physical assault which left her needing hospital treatment. Paula Peters was left with a fractured eye […]

Coronavirus: Government was ‘reckless and negligent’ in approach to social care, say MPs

By John Pring on 30th July 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Government was ‘reckless and negligent’ in approach to social care, say MPs
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The government has been accused by MPs of a “reckless and negligent” approach to the social care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. A report by the Commons public accounts committee contrasts the government’s early actions to protect the NHS with its […]

Coronavirus: Second NHS trust accused of ‘respiratory roulette’ discrimination

By John Pring on 14th May 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: Second NHS trust accused of ‘respiratory roulette’ discrimination
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A second NHS trust in England has refused to provide people with neuromuscular conditions with the replacement ventilator filters that help keep them alive, because they were being reserved for patients with coronavirus. Last week, there was outrage on social media […]

NHS trust tells people with muscular dystrophy: ‘We’re keeping your ventilator filters for patients with coronavirus’

By John Pring on 7th May 2020 Category: Human Rights

NHS trust tells people with muscular dystrophy: ‘We’re keeping your ventilator filters for patients with coronavirus’
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An NHS trust has told disabled people with life-limiting conditions that it will no longer supply replacement anti-bacterial filters for the ventilators that keep them alive because stocks are running low and they are being reserved for patients with coronavirus. Horrified […]

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