Engage: If not now, when? The long overdue promise of social care reform
In his first speech as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson promised to ‘fix the crisis in social care once and for all, with a clear plan that we have prepared’. But
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Report: State of the Nation report indicates alarming rise in social care demand – Access Social Care
Access Social Care, a charity providing free legal advice for people with social care needs, has released their inaugural State of the Nation report which reveals that demand for social
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Disabled woman who died after gross failure in hospital care ‘starved in front of us’, parents say
The parents of a young disabled woman have described how she “starved to death” in front of them after she was admitted to hospital for a routine eye operation. Patricia
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Neglect contributed to young disabled woman’s hospital death, coroner rules
Neglect contributed to the death of a young disabled woman who developed malnutrition after going into hospital for a routine eye operation, a coroner has concluded. Doctors’ inadequate management of
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Engage: How pandemic responses neglected disabled people’s rights
The pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on disabled people, who make up six out of ten COVID-19 related deaths in the UK, according to the Office of National Statistics.
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Disabled people more likely to feel lonely and a burden on others, new figures suggest
Disabled people are more likely to say they feel like a burden on others, are lonely, and that coronavirus is making their mental health worse, figures suggest. About two thirds
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More than £3m paid to support young disabled Scots maintain employment during pandemic
More than £3 million has been given to help around 2,000 young disabled people in Scotland maintain employment during the pandemic. The Transition Fund, administered by Independent Living Fund (ILF)
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Social care provider survey highlights heavy toll Covid-19 has taken on ‘forgotten’ workforce
Social care providers have had to take “drastic action” to remain sustainable because of consistent cost pressures amid the coronavirus crisis, which has taken a heavy toll on workers in
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Government heavily defeated over protecting disabled people from abuse by carers
The Government has been heavily defeated in the Lords over cross-party demands for disabled people to be protected from abuse by carers. Peers backed an amendment extending protections under the
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Nearly two-thirds of disabled people suffer chronic loneliness during pandemic – study
Nearly two-thirds of disabled people are experiencing chronic loneliness during lockdown, a new study has found. The number is even higher among young disabled people – 70%, according to research
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