SIA's responses to issues that affect spinal cord injured people
This page documents SIA's responses to consultations on planning and policy issues that affect Spinal Cord Injured people (SCI) in the UK. If you cannot read these pdf documents then Adobe Reader can be downloaded here.
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SIA's Response to:
Caring for our future, shared ambitions for care and support (Department of Health)
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December 2011
Pressure Ulcers (NICE)
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SIA trustees Raquel Siganporia and John Borthwick have been invited to join the National Institute of Clinical Excellence’s (NICE) Guideline Development Group Pressure Ulcers as patient representatives. Find out more here
November 2011
Shadow report on how the UK Government is performing against its commitment to the articles laid out in the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
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June 2011
Shadow Report 2011 re: UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
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June 2011
Access to Elected Office (Office for Disability Issues)
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Read the Government response Sept 2011
May 2011
Independent Living (Joint Commission on Human Rights)
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April 2011
Disability Living Allowance Reform (Department for Work and Pensions)
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February 2011
Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales (Ministry of Justice)
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February 2011
Liberating the NHS: commissioning for patients (Department of Health)
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October 2010
21st Century Welfare (Department for Work and Pensions)
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October 2010
Limits on non-EU economic migration (UK border agency)
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September 2010
Blue Badge Reform (Department for Transport)
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July 2010
Adult Social Care (Law Commission)
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July 2010
Mobility Vehicles (Department for Transport)
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May 2010
Right to Control Trailblazers (Office for Disability Issues)
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May 2010
The Personal Care at Home Bill Consultation (Department of Health)
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February 2010
Direct Payments for Health Care (Department of Health)
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January 2010
The Big Care Debate Green Paper (Department of Health)
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November 2009
The Right to Control (Office for Disability Issues)
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September 2009
EU Equal Treatment Directive (Equality and Human Rights Commission)
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July 2009
CAA Consultation on EC Regulation 1107-2006 (Civil Aviation Authority)
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July 2009
Healthcare for London Trauma
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Improving Access to Taxis (Department for Transport)
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April 2009
Prescription charges review (Department of Health)
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February 2009
Indirect Discrimination (Office for Disability Issues)
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January 2009
The Care and Support Debate (Department of Health)
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November 2008
‘No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility’ Green Paper (Department for Work and Pensions)
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October 2008
Part IX of the Drug Tariff for the provision of Stoma and urology appliances (Department of Health)
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June 2008
Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people (British Standards Institution)
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July 2008
Developing a Comprehensive Blue Badge (Disabled Parking) Reform Strategy (Department for Transport)
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May 2008