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Watchdog investigates possible failures at mental health hospital after 24 alleged rapes

By John Pring on 30th March 2023 Category: Human Rights

Watchdog investigates possible failures at mental health hospital after 24 alleged rapes
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The care watchdog is investigating possible safeguarding failures at an NHS trust after a documentary uncovered figures showing there were 24 alleged rapes and 18 alleged sexual offences in just three years at one of its mental health hospitals. The Care […]

Dispatches exposé sparks anger and frustration over ‘cruel and inhuman’ system

By John Pring on 22nd December 2021 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Dispatches exposé sparks anger and frustration over ‘cruel and inhuman’ system
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Disabled people who watched a documentary exposé of links between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the deaths of benefit claimants have shared their own experiences of its “cruel and inhuman” assessment system. The Dispatches documentary, broadcast on Friday, […]

Documentary exposes hostility… and a need for widespread change in attitudes

By John Pring on 21st January 2021 Category: Crime

Documentary exposes hostility… and a need for widespread change in attitudes
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A new documentary on disability hate crime demonstrates the need for a “wholesale change in attitudes” towards disabled people, according to its disabled writer and director. The documentary, Targeted: The Truth about Disability Hate Crime, was broadcast last night (Wednesday) on […]

Round-up: Furlough flaws, COVID funds, podcast drama… and appeal for musicians

By John Pring on 28th May 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Round-up: Furlough flaws, COVID funds, podcast drama… and appeal for musicians
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New research shows that more than four in ten people who have been told to “shield” at home because they are “extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19 have lost at least a fifth of their income since the pandemic crisis began. The research, […]

PIP claimants five times more likely to face delays if tested by Atos, DWP admits

By John Pring on 31st July 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

PIP claimants five times more likely to face delays if tested by Atos, DWP admits
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The proportion of disabled people stuck in the queue to be assessed for the government’s new disability benefit is more than five times higher in parts of the country managed by Atos Healthcare, Disability News Service (DNS) can reveal. Department for […]

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