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Patients skipping medication due to cost

15 April 2023

A bombshell survey of 4,000 patients with long term conditions has revealed that one in ten skip medications due to cost.

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Health and Disability White Paper published

31 March 2023

The Government has published its’ long-awaited Health and Disability White Paper – ‘Transforming Future Support’.

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#RightsOnFlights campaign takes off

31 March 2023

TV presenter Sophie Morgan and MP Marion Fellows have been joined by the charity Disability Rights UK in demanding that the Government gives the Civil Aviation Authority more powers to fine airlines and other companies who fail in their obligations to support disabled travellers.

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Does public transport work for people with access needs?

3 March 2023

The cross-party Transport Select Committee are keen to hear about the barriers that people with all kinds of disabilities and accessibility needs can experience when using passenger transport.

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Better diagnosis and treatment for cauda equina syndrome

24 February 2023

New national pathway supports clinicians to diagnose and treat cauda equina syndrome without delay.

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We've joined the new coalition to end carer poverty

24 February 2023

Almost 100 organisations have come together to form a new coalition to campaign to lessen the financial hardship experienced by millions of unpaid carers across the UK.

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Lack of legal action on blue badge misuse

24 February 2023

Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) show that councils in England took legal action against just 698 people for blue badge misuse in the year to the end of March 2021.

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Cost of living crisis - impact on access to prescription medicines

24 February 2023

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has released the results of a survey showing that the cost of living is having an impact on whether people can afford prescription medicines in England.

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Why NHS charging is bad for spinal cord injured people

31 January 2023

There are currently more patients waiting for treatment than ever in the history of the NHS.

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15-minute care visits?

31 January 2023

Despite national guidance that 15-minute care visits are ‘not usually appropriate’, amazingly the latest Ombudsman’s investigation in Warrington was triggered by a complaint about visits that only lasted for three minutes.

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House of Lords report on adult social care

11 January 2023

A recent report published by the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee sets out a new approach to adult social care.

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Medical Technology Awareness Week

1 January 2023

The Medical Technology Group (MTG) is a not-for-profit coalition of patient groups, research charities and medical device manufacturers who are…

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