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Cross-government suicide prevention plan ignores DWP

By John Pring on 31st January 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Cross-government suicide prevention plan ignores DWP
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Ministers have failed to include the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in a new cross-government plan aimed at reducing suicides, despite years of evidence linking such deaths with the disability benefits system and social security reforms. The Department of Health […]

Government’s suicide prevention boss refuses to call for action on ESA risk stats

By John Pring on 8th February 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Government’s suicide prevention boss refuses to call for action on ESA risk stats
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The head of the government’s national suicide prevention strategy has refused to call on the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to highlight the high risk of suicide faced by people who receive out-of-work disability benefits. Louis Appleby, a professor […]

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