An interview with Paul Ford by Cori Wamsley of ‘Inspiring Lives’ Magazine. Paul Ford When actor Paul Ford was a child, he spent a lot of time watching TV – in a hospital, as he …
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THE NHS LONG TERM PLAN FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Ms. Isabella Goldie and Dr. Antonis Kousoulis from the Mental Health Foundation have shared their thoughts with us on the new NHS plan. 1) Spending on mental health “The NHS has committed to growing mental health spending as a proportion …
Continue readingTIME TO TALK DAY 2019
Time to Talk day (Thursday 7th February) falls within ‘Childrens Mental Health Awareness Week’, making it the perfect time to get your school opening up to mental health. This year Time to Talk Day is …
Continue readingCARE NOT CUSTODY – MENTAL HEALTH & PRISON
Our thanks to the Prison Reform Trust who we recently visited and who have provided most of the information in this article. And our special thanks to the charity’s Jenny Talbot who spent so much of her time …
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The Upside is a film (inspired by a true story) about a disabled person being cared for by an ex-convict. Philip (Bryan Cranston) is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his …
Continue readingMoD TO TRACK VETERAN SUICIDES
The Ministry of Defence is to start recording the number of suicides among military veterans. Tobias Ellwood – The Defence Minister Tobias Ellwood said the move was crucial for the government to ‘better’ understand’ the …
Continue readingENJOY FOOD – MANAGING YOUR DIABETES
Our acknowledgements to Diabetes UK An important part of managing your diabetes is to eat a healthy balanced diet – there’s no such thing as a diabetic diet or diabetic recipes. Cooking from scratch gives you control …
Continue readingARE YOU DISABLED AND GETTING THE RIGHT HELP AT YOUR JOB CENTRE?
If you are disabled and want to work are you getting the right amount of information and advice at your local Job Centre? Obviously, we hope the answer to this is ‘you are’ – but …
Continue readingSUPPORT OUR ‘STEP FREE RAIL’ CAMPAIGN
We acknowledge that most of our rail network (Overground and Underground) was built at a time wen the needs of disabled people were simply not considered. But when you read of the relatively small amounts …
Continue readingPERFECTION IS STAGNATION!
By guest contributor Martyn Sibley “Happy New Year to you all! I hope the festive break was relaxing, fun and rejuvenating”. “I had a huge realisation over the festive period that I want to share. …
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