Norman Lamb's speech during the Health debate at York Conference
Here s Norman Lamb's speech from this afternoon's health debate:
24 Mar 2017
Here s Norman Lamb's speech from this afternoon's health debate:
The Liberal Democrats have today published the interim report by the independent panel of health experts commissioned by Norman Lamb to set out a new deal for Britain's Health and Social Care Services.
The scheme that assesses claimants of disability benefits faces a major overhaul, with ministers promising to extend a "revolution" of getting more people into work.
UK welfare reforms have led to "grave and systematic violations" of disabled people's rights, a UN inquiry has said.
A test for a disability benefit is "traumatic" for applicants and needs to change, according to former work and pensions secretary Stephen Crabb. Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) help disabled people live an independent life.
Mental health trusts in England are still having their budgets cut, despite government assurances they would be funded on a par with physical healthcare, figures suggest. Analysis by the King's Fund think tank, seen by the BBC, suggests 40% of the 58 trusts saw budgets cut in 2015-16.