General news

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.

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.

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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Spring is finally in the air! – the sun is shining; the birds are chirping, what better time to relax in the garden with the latest issue of Forward magazine?

Following the success of Martin’s Mountain, Martin Hibbert is continuing to work hard to campaign on behalf of all spinal cord injured people.

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

New standards for the specialist rehabilitation of spinal cord injury, and for SCI people with psychological or mental health needs, have now been published.

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.

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

Our network coordinator, Chris Etches has been working closely with East Midlands Airport to raise awareness and support for disabled travellers with particular emphasis on those with an spinal cord injury (SCI) or cauda equina.

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