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Two disabled campaigners who have spent most of the pandemic shielding are set to take legal action against the government, after the prime minister’s confirmation that he was ending the legal requirement to self-isolate after a positive COVID-19 test. Fleur Perry […]
The courts are not much more accessible than they were a quarter of a century ago, a disabled campaigner has told lawyers and fellow campaigners. Natalya Dell (pictured) has been collecting information about disabled people who take civil cases through the […]
“Shocking” new figures showing a huge rise in deaths of people with learning difficulties in the care system are probably “the tip of the iceberg”, but still show how disabled people have become “cannon fodder” during the pandemic, say campaigners. The […]
NHS England has agreed to change its policy on hospital visitors so that it no longer discriminates against disabled people, in the face of at least two legal challenges. It was facing the threat of legal action after refusing to update […]
The government has refused to provide national guidance that would make it clear that disabled people have the same right to life-sustaining treatment as non-disabled people if they contract coronavirus. Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock (pictured) told lawyers for […]
Four disabled campaigners are taking legal action to force the government to make it clear that they will have the same right to life-sustaining treatment as non-disabled people if they contract coronavirus. Their lawyers have written to health and social care […]