Women 'losing out' on heart care
Emergency care for female heart failure patients lags behind that offered to men, a UK-wide survey shows.
15 Nov 2007
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Anger over basement post office
A post office which was moved to a shop basement is proving hard for disabled users to access, it has been claimed. The Bishop Street post office in Leicester closed and the new branch opened in Gallowtree Gate's WH Smith.
15 Nov 2007
Sacked worker gets record damages
A sacked London park worker has been awarded record compensation of £550,000 because he was the victim of disability discrimination. The man, who suffers learning difficulties, was unfairly sacked from his job by Lambeth Service team, an employment tribunal in Croydon found.
12 Nov 2007
Training college cuts workforce
A Devon college that offers vocational training for disabled people is cutting it staff numbers by nearly half in a streamlining move. The St Loye's Foundation in Exeter will go from 73 to 39 staff, with 34 potential redundancies between April and August 2008.
12 Nov 2007
Aardman creatures fight prejudice
The team behind the Wallace and Gromit cartoons have unveiled six new characters - all with disabilities.
12 Nov 2007
Remploy jobs 'still under threat'
Up to 2,000 jobs could still be at risk at Remploy - the government-owned manufacturing firm for disabled workers - the BBC has learned. After unsuccessful negotiations with unions, the company is planning to go ahead with closing 28 factories.
12 Nov 2007