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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 […]

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 […]

Coronavirus: Joint action from disability movement secures NHS treatment pledge

By John Pring on 9th April 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Coronavirus: Joint action from disability movement secures NHS treatment pledge
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Senior health figures have promised that the NHS will “always seek to fully protect” the rights of disabled people during the coronavirus pandemic, after responding to concerns raised in a statement by scores of disabled campaigners and user-led organisations. The response from […]

Coronavirus: Anger over ‘terrifying and discriminating’ intensive care guidance

By John Pring on 26th March 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: Anger over ‘terrifying and discriminating’ intensive care guidance
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New guidance for the NHS on which coronavirus patients should receive intensive care treatment has heightened fears among activists that many disabled people will be refused life-saving treatment if they are admitted to hospital. The guidance from the National Institute for […]

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