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‘Shocking’ figures on deaths of people with learning difficulties ‘show need for vaccine action’

By John Pring on 19th November 2020 Category: Human Rights

‘Shocking’ figures on deaths of people with learning difficulties ‘show need for vaccine action’
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Disabled activists have spoken out over “absolutely shocking” new figures which show that younger people with learning difficulties in England were more than 30 times more likely to die from coronavirus than non-disabled people of the same age. Two leading campaigners […]

Coronavirus: Government agency refuses to apologise over misleading diabetes claim

By John Pring on 4th June 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus: Government agency refuses to apologise over misleading diabetes claim
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A government agency has refused to apologise after issuing misleading information about the risks faced by people with diabetes who return to their workplace during the coronavirus pandemic. Public Health England (PHE) already faced questions over why it apparently told the […]

Coronavirus: Concern over government’s diabetes advice to Commons Speaker

By John Pring on 28th May 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus: Concern over government’s diabetes advice to Commons Speaker
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Serious concerns have emerged over advice being given by Public Health England (PHE) to people with long-term health conditions after the Commons Speaker, who has diabetes, insisted he had been told he can continue to work in the Houses of Parliament. […]

Coronavirus: Government ‘acting recklessly’ by forcing disabled MPs back to parliament

By John Pring on 28th May 2020 Category: Politics

Coronavirus: Government ‘acting recklessly’ by forcing disabled MPs back to parliament
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The government has been accused of “acting recklessly” by trying to force MPs who are disabled or have long-term health conditions to return to parliament next week, while the country is still in the grip of the pandemic. At least three […]

‘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 […]

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