“Step-free access means freedom” .. Kathy, Ipswich Have you discovered how accessible your region is yet? With 41% of stations in Britain having no step-free access, it’s more important than ever to raise awareness of …
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TRY THE ALZHEIMER’S SOCIETY’S NEW HELPSHEETS ABOUT DEMENTIA
The Alzheimer’s Society’s helpsheets are now available TRY OUR HELPSHEETS Helpsheets are printable, simple versions of our most popular information on dementia. Each helpsheet is one page long, covering topics such as symptoms, treatments and …
Continue readingGETTING A MORE ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS FOR ASTHMA
From ‘Asthma UK’ Asthma can be complex and take time to diagnose There are tests and tools available which can support doctors to identify whether someone has asthma and what type of asthma they have. …
Continue readingTHE CHANCELLOR’S 2021 BUDGET SPEECH IN FULL
Madam Deputy Speaker, A year ago, in my first Budget, I announced our initial response to coronavirus. What was originally thought to be a temporary disruption to our way of life has fundamentally altered it. …
Continue readingHOSPICES ‘HANGING ON BY A THREAD’
From the ‘Sue Ryder’ charity & Civil Society News Sue Ryder has called on the government to address the long-term funding challenge for hospices, warning that a financial crisis has left the sector “hanging by a …
Continue readingREFLECTING ON CORONAVIRUS, ONE YEAR ON
From The ‘Alzheimer’s Society’ Coronavirus Action Day: Taking Time to reflect, one year on A year of reduced social contact has affected many people’s lives. But some people needed to adapt their lives more than …
Continue reading‘MY DISABLED WORLD’ – A JUDGE’S REFLECTION ON OUR POETRY COMPETITION
Judge EILEEN GRUBBA reflects on our ‘My Disabled World’ poetry competition We asked her a number of questions and here are her thoughts and views Q) How did the poems affect you personally? A) “The …
Continue readingRAIL FARES UP BY 2.6% – BUT STILL NO ACCESS!
From the ‘Leonard Cheshire Charity’ Year after year, the price of rail fare rises. Recently, ticket prices have increased by another 2.6%. Yet there’s still no step-free access on 41% of Britain’s rail network, with …
Continue readingTHE ROADMAP OUT OF LOCKDOWN – FROM 8 MARCH UNTIL 21 JUNE 2021
Roadmap out of lockdown From 8 March, people in England will see restrictions start to lift and the government’s four-step roadmap offer a route back to a more normal life. The success of the vaccination …
Continue readingTELL US ABOUT YOUR CARE
We want to alert you to the ‘Tell Us About Your Care’reporting webpage and how you can use it to share your experiences during lockdown of the NHS and care services. Disabled people and their families …
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