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Anger as Hancock offers string of seven-year-old policies on institutional care

By John Pring on 7th November 2019 Category: Human Rights

Anger as Hancock offers string of seven-year-old policies on institutional care
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Measures introduced this week to address the scandalous treatment of autistic people and people with learning difficulties in mental health hospitals are strikingly similar to failed government measures announced seven years ago. Health and social secretary Matt Hancock announced five measures […]

Lib Dem conference: Lamb calls for cross-party solution to social care crisis

By John Pring on 21st September 2017 Category: Politics

Lib Dem conference: Lamb calls for cross-party solution to social care crisis
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The Liberal Democrats’ shadow health secretary has called on the Conservatives and Labour to work on a cross-party basis to find a solution to the growing social care funding crisis. Norman Lamb said that politicians needed to accept that none of […]

General Election 2017: Lib Dems promise £6 billion more a year for care

By John Pring on 11th May 2017 Category: Politics

General Election 2017: Lib Dems promise £6 billion more a year for care
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The Liberal Democrats have promised to raise £6 billion a year extra to spend on the NHS and social care, by increasing all rates of income tax by 1p. Although there was no mention in the announcement of working-age disabled people, […]

High-profile social care funding demands ‘risk ignoring voices of service-users’

By John Pring on 12th January 2017 Category: Independent Living

High-profile social care funding demands ‘risk ignoring voices of service-users’
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The latest attempts by politicians and charities to push for a solution to the social care funding crisis risk ignoring the voices of service-users, according to disabled campaigners. They spoke out as representatives of the social care and health sector and […]

Lib Dem conference: Lamb calls for new care tax, but rejects free, needs-led service

By John Pring on 22nd September 2016 Category: Independent Living

Lib Dem conference: Lamb calls for new care tax, but rejects free, needs-led service
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The Liberal Democrats have announced plans for a dedicated NHS and social care tax, but have stopped short of following the Green party and Labour in backing a national, free, needs-led system of support. Norman Lamb, the party’s health and care […]

Downgrading social care minister ‘is serious backward step’

By John Pring on 28th July 2016 Category: Politics

Downgrading social care minister ‘is serious backward step’
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The Department of Health has been heavily criticised for downgrading the seniority of the minister in charge of adult social care. The last four ministers responsible for social care – Labour’s Phil Hope, Liberal Democrats Paul Burstow and Norman Lamb, and […]

MPs back away from banning use of Tasers by police in mental health wards

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Human Rights

MPs back away from banning use of Tasers by police in mental health wards
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MPs have shied away from banning the use of Taser stun guns in psychiatric wards. The ban was proposed by the human rights campaign group Black Mental Health UK, and taken on by the Liberal Democrat MP and former care services […]

Lib Dem conference: Lamb welcomes UN’s inquiry into UK ‘rights violations’

By John Pring on 25th September 2015 Category: Human Rights

Lib Dem conference: Lamb welcomes UN’s inquiry into UK ‘rights violations’
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A former Liberal Democrat minister has welcomed the UN’s decision to carry out an unprecedented inquiry into “systematic and grave violations” of disabled people’s human rights in the UK. Disability News Service (DNS) first revealed the existence of the inquiry last […]

Lib Dem conference: Former minister has ‘open mind’ on reopening ILF

By John Pring on 25th September 2015 Category: Independent Living

Lib Dem conference: Former minister has ‘open mind’ on reopening ILF
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A former care minister has suggested that the Liberal Democrats might be in favour of reopening the Independent Living Fund (ILF). Norman Lamb (pictured), who was care minister in the coalition for nearly three years, told Disability News Service (DNS) that […]

Lamb hopes new plans will speed up pace of reform

By John Pring on 13th March 2015 Category: Human Rights

Lamb hopes new plans will speed up pace of reform
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A new raft of proposals aim to make it easier for people with learning difficulties, mental health conditions and autism to escape institutional care and live independently in the community. The Liberal Democrat care and support minister Norman Lamb (pictured) said […]

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