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Publish Date: 10/01/2012
The NHS Future Forum has given its second set of reports to Health Secretary Andrew Lansley in which it sets out a series of recommendations to improve the quality of patient care and achieve better outcomes.
Publish Date: 12/12/2011
A new report exposes the serious consequences for disabled people if the Government goes ahead with plans to cut Legal Aid. The report written by disability charity Scope lays bare how the Government will undermine its own welfare reforms.
Publish Date: 12/12/2011
In November 2011, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation published ‘Rethinking disability policy’ by Jenny Morris.
The paper calls for the disabled people’s movement to move out of the disability policy agenda and engage with broader political and economic debates and developments.
Publish Date: 26/10/2011
The Government has published its response to the ‘Access to elected office for disabled people’ public consultation, which sought views on how to provide extra support for disabled people who are seeking elected office. Disability Politics UK is now calling on YOU to sign their petition.
Publish Date: 03/10/2011
FixMyTransport has launched and aims to make it really easy to report problems with any kind of public transport, anywhere in the UK.
Publish Date: 03/10/2011
A ComRes survey found half of disabled people asked experienced discrimination on a daily or weekly basis - and more than a third felt that public attitudes towards them have got worse over the past year.
Publish Date: 27/06/2011
Mencap is running a 3-year campaign against hate crime, ‘Stand by me’. ‘Stand by me’ will challenge the police, the criminal justice system and the courts to end hate crime against people with a learning disability. There are many ways to support the campaign.
Publish Date: 15/12/2010
Disabled people and DPOs will not be surprised that the survey found many Disabled people in Britain are living socially isolated, cash-strapped lives and struggling to participate in normal activities.