AtW – delays and backlog 0 comments
Processing delays and backlogs in Access to Work Delays and backlogs in processing Access to Work applications have more than doubled over the past four years. The average time taken [...]
Early signs of Parkinson’s 1 comment
Early signs of Parkinson’s found in the blood A team led by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has succeeded in identifying biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease in its earliest [...]
Housing and disability 0 comments
Housing and Disability in the UK: Voices, Policy and the Reality of Inclusion (external link below will open in a new browser tab or window) For disabled people in the [...]
Towards a National Care Service 0 comments
Towards a National Care Service: raising national standards of care Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) [...]
WorkWell programme to expand nationwide 2 comments
WorkWell programme to expand nationwide to support people with health conditions into work Click here for response from Royal College of Occupational Therapists A new government-backed programme designed to help [...]
Unseen, undervalued and overlooked 0 comments
Unseen, undervalued and overlooked – how some disabled people feel Striking new portraits celebrating disabled lives, past and present, will tour the country this year, as new research reveals that [...]
MHRA Call for Evidence on AI 0 comments
MHRA launches Call for Evidence on regulating AI in healthcare The Call for Evidence is now closed. This page will be updated with more information when it is available. The [...]
New AI for complaints service 0 comments
Local Government Ombudsman launches AI assistant to improve public access The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has introduced a new online virtual assistant designed to help members of [...]
Social broadband tariffs 2 comments
Uswitch finds low take up of social tariffs I think the majority of us consider internet access as a basic requirement, if not even a human right. Indeed, as government, [...]