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Government ‘blocked’ involvement of user-led groups in mental health summit

By John Pring on 11th October 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Government ‘blocked’ involvement of user-led groups in mental health summit
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The government has been asked by campaigners from across the world why it blocked the “meaningful” involvement of user-led and survivor organisations in this week’s high-profile global mental health summit in London. Two open letters have criticised the way the Global […]

Sale of 17 Leonard Cheshire homes ‘makes mockery of user-involvement pledge’

By John Pring on 2nd August 2018 Category: Independent Living

Sale of 17 Leonard Cheshire homes ‘makes mockery of user-involvement pledge’
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The disability charity Leonard Cheshire has been accused of making “a complete mockery” of its supposed commitment to service-user involvement after it suddenly told residents of 17 of its care homes that it plans to sell them to other care providers. […]

Office for Disability Issues ‘taking no action’ to halt closure of DPOs

By John Pring on 28th June 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Office for Disability Issues ‘taking no action’ to halt closure of DPOs
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The government’s Office for Disability Issues is apparently failing to take any action to address “worrying” concerns about disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) that are being forced to close because of funding problems. Earlier this month, two prominent user-led organisations spoke out […]

Government’s social care funding failure ‘is terrible news for disabled people’

By John Pring on 21st June 2018 Category: Independent Living

Government’s social care funding failure ‘is terrible news for disabled people’
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Disabled campaigners have reacted with alarm to the government’s decision that it will not address the social care funding crisis until the end of next year, despite announcing billions of pounds a year extra for the NHS. Despite saying in a […]

Call for national research as fears grow over loss of DPOs

By John Pring on 14th June 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Call for national research as fears grow over loss of DPOs
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There is an “urgent” need for research into the hidden issue of disabled people’s organisations across the country that are being forced to close because of funding problems, say campaigners. Shaping Our Lives (SOL), the national network of service users and […]

Social care ‘citizens’ assembly’ set up by MPs omits DPOs from panel of experts

By John Pring on 26th April 2018 Category: Independent Living

Social care ‘citizens’ assembly’ set up by MPs omits DPOs from panel of experts
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A consultation event set up by MPs to produce recommendations from members of the public on the future funding of adult social care has failed to ask any disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) to provide them with “expert” opinions. DPOs have raised […]

Spring statement ‘shows disabled people will continue to bear brunt of austerity’

By John Pring on 15th March 2018 Category: Politics

Spring statement ‘shows disabled people will continue to bear brunt of austerity’
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The chancellor’s spring statement shows that disabled people will continue to bear the brunt of austerity, according to leading user-led organisations. They spoke out after Philip Hammond (pictured) resisted calls to increase funding for adult social care and other public services […]

Shock and dismay over death of disabled woman abandoned without care

By John Pring on 1st March 2018 Category: Independent Living

Shock and dismay over death of disabled woman abandoned without care
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User-led organisations have reacted with shock and dismay to the “scandalous” failings of a council and care agencies that led to a disabled, terminally-ill woman being abandoned without any personal care just a few days before she died. Anne Savidge was […]

Ministerial reshuffle: Concern over further social care role for Hunt

By John Pring on 11th January 2018 Category: Independent Living

Ministerial reshuffle: Concern over further social care role for Hunt
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The government’s decision to rebrand the Department of Health as the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has raised concerns about its plans for addressing the social care funding crisis. This week’s ministerial reshuffle saw the number of ministers in […]

Equality watchdog seeks legal advice on possible right to independent living

By John Pring on 30th November 2017 Category: Independent Living

Equality watchdog seeks legal advice on possible right to independent living
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The equality watchdog has asked a barrister to examine whether there needs to be a legal right to independent living for disabled people, because of concerns that their rights to choice and control over their lives is being “eroded”. The Equality […]

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