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ELECTION MANIFESTO .. OR LEGALLY BINDING CONTRACT? A PETITION TO CHANGE WHAT POLITICIANS PROMISE?

On September 8, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The June 8th 2017 General Election produced an election upset and a ‘hung parliament’. And it was generally felt that the Tories ‘lost’ a huge amount of support because of the many unpopular policies contained in …

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GPs THREATEN TO STOP TAKING NEW PATIENTS

On September 8, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

In a funding row with the Government hundreds of GP surgeries have threatened to shut their doors to new patients. This means that people who move house could be left without a doctor. A British …

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DEBBIE ABRAHAMS GIVES US HER THOUGHTS

On September 7, 2017 By Disability Talk In Star Interviews, Featured

Debbie Abrahams is Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. Here are her thoughts with regard to Disability in the UK. “It has never been clearer that Tory austerity policies are having an …

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A MILLION PATIENTS PUT IN HOSPITAL

On September 6, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has said that doctors were making too many prescribing mistakes, and urged the NHS to realise that the wrong dose or the wrong drug was a leading cause of needless …

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WHO PAYS THE £400m?

On September 6, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

TV’S new Doctor Who, Actress Jodie Whittacker, is urging Theresa May to stop demands that charities should pay £400million in back pay. The sum arise from the times when mental health organisations paid overnight carers …

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85% DROP IN HOMES FOR OLDER AND DISABLED PEOPLE

On September 5, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

A survey of 69 Housing Associations that combined deliver a third of supported and sheltered homes in England has found plans to build new homes for older and disabled people are down from 8,800 to …

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NURSES – HOPE FOR WAGES

On September 5, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

Signals coming from Downing Street seem to suggest a re-think on some public sector wage increases. It would appear that Theresa May recognises the sacrifices of workers. Ministers could gradually increase pay over a number …

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NEW LAWS FOR MOBILITY SCOOTERS?

On September 4, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

An incident, a couple of weeks ago, has seen experts urge Ministers to change the law with regard to mobility scooters. A young lad, Finley Kemp, aged six, was left with cuts and bruises after …

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£39 MILLION TO STOP YOUR ESA!

On September 4, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

An enquiry by The Independent has found that the Department of Work and Pensions has spent £39 million in an attempt to stop disabled people receiving ESA (Employment Support Allowance). And, to make matters even …

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FRESHERS HAVE MENTAL HEALTH WORRIES

On September 4, 2017 By Disability Talk In Featured, News

The number of first year students with mental health issues has risen almost fivefold during the past decade as more young women seek help when arriving at University. As bad as the figures look they …

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