Workers fighting the closure of a North Yorkshire factory which employs disabled people are staging a 48-hour walk-out. A total of 28 Remploy sites across the UK, including six in Yorkshire, are being closed.
Workers at two Remploy factories on Merseyside are staging another two-day strike in protest at closure plans.
Commenting on statistics released today by the Healthcare Commission showing that more than half of nurses on mental health wards report being physically assaulted at work, Liberal Democrat Shadow Health Secretary, Norman Lamb said:
A pioneering treatment for diabetes is being rolled out across the country with experts believing it could eventually lead to a cure. Six centres are receiving nearly £10m of government funding to offer transplants of insulin-producing cells.
A new online guide has been launched to help promote businesses in Fife which provide a disabled-friendly service. DisabledGo has rated shops and other services based on their ability to cater for people in wheelchairs or who have visual or hearing difficulties.
A new role has been created at Cornwall's largest hospital to support patients with learning disabilities. The Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro says it has realised there is a need to improve care for these patients.