Carers Week 2014: Why Britain’s 6.5 million carers need more support
Napoleon famously said Britain was a nation of shopkeepers, but we are quickly becoming a country of carers.
18 Jun 2014
News
Dementia event at Atkinson hailed “great success”
Southport Dementia Friendly. MP John Pugh joined representatives from public health, the Alzheimer's Society, Person Shaped Support and Lib Dem councillors Pat Keith and Sue McGuire at the Atkinson yesterday when information and advice about the condition and its care will be available to members of the public and dementia carers.
18 Jun 2014
Written Statement - Blue Badge Scheme
The Blue Badge Scheme has a vital role to play in enabling blind or disabled people to travel independently, either as a driver or a passenger, by providing for parking near where they need to go.
17 Jun 2014
PIP stats show broken system
The Personal Independence Payment statistics issued today show that the disability benefit system in the UK has broken down. Disabled people are waiting over 6 months for their PIP claims to be assessed with 75% of claimants not yet having received any decision on their claim.
17 Jun 2014
Withdraw the police caution given to my 19-year-old with Downs Syndrome.
My 19-year old son Abdulkarriem who has Down's Syndrome was arrested, handcuffed and held in a police cell for nine terrifying hours after trying to go to school on a Bank Holiday to collect his favourite basketball cap that he had left in the classroom.
5 Jun 2014
Revealed: Disabled Persons Employment Rates By Type Of Impairment
Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show how government initiatives have failed to help sufficient numbers of sick and disabled people into work.
5 Jun 2014