women with visible and invisible disabilities
Dear friends, Here is our statement sent to the Health and Social Care Select Committee. This is a cross-party committee of MPs which is responsible for scrutinising the work of the Department of Health and Social Care. They invited people and groups to send views and experiences for their inquiry, Social care: funding and workforce, … Read more
Trigger warning — very disturbing Everyone has been appalled and upset about George Floyd being killed by the police kneeling on his neck, back and legs (see picture below taken from the other side of the police vehicle). Similar deaths in police custody have happened here in the UK, with Black people in mental distress … Read more
We’re alarmed as today on the news it was reported that before Coronavirus, the government was in discussions to revive the Dilnot Commission “lifetime cap on charges” for social care. Which is accompanied by higher taxation of people individually to fund social care. This is not the answer to the social care crisis. WinVisible and … Read more
Many older and disabled people are being pressured to sign Do Not Resuscitate forms, and many frightened of going to hospital as official NICE and BMA guidelines state that we can be deprioritised for medical attention, intensive care and denied ventilators. Thanks to our friends at Disabled People Against Cuts for putting together a template … Read more
Here is our submission to the Labour Policy Forum to the topic, “Health and social care”. Please comment and like our submission via this link Anyone can make a submission, as an individual or organisation, as a Labour Party member or guest. The consultation ends today, 30 June. https://www.policyforum.labour.org.uk/commissions Women are the majority of disabled people/pensioners reliant on … Read more
Our friends Mental Health Resistance Network (MHRN) have published their own wide-ranging list of demands by people with mental distress, “We Demand”, ahead of tomorrow’s conference of high-up NHS professionals, Care Quality Commission and Mind, on: “Next steps for mental health services in England – funding, care quality and efficiencies” (20 November 2018). MHRN are … Read more
Read Eileen Chubb’s special report “Reality CCTV Check” from Compassion in Care. Click here: Reality CCTV Check Oct 2017 Rather than stopping neglect and abuse, CCTV in care homes can in fact cause care standards to fall, she says. Evidence suggests this is because staff feel under pressure to perform in communal areas where CCTV cameras … Read more