Bad press is a phrase that does not do justice to the criticisms that are currently being hurled at charities. And quite rightly so. What happened in Haiti beggars belief. And following that story several …
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THE ANTIDEPRESSANT REVOLUTION?
More than a million extra people should be offered antidepressants after the largest study of its kind concluded that they worked, experts have said. What the research found was that antidepressants do work, but some …
Continue readingTHE EXTRA COSTS OF BEING DISABLED
Being disabled usually means paying more for day-to-day living. Scope thinks this could be as much as £570 per month extra. For instance here are some of the costs that able bodied people probably never …
Continue readingFAMILIES SIDELINED BY LAW ON OVER 18s WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
Parents of children with autism or all other types of learning difficulties want to use a test case to challenge a law that sidelines families when a child turns 18. Rosa Monckton (above) whose daughter, …
Continue readingFAMILIES SIDELINED BY LAW ON OVER-18s WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
Parents with children with autism and other forms of learning difficulties are going to use a test case to challenge the law. This is the law that sidelines families when a child turns 18. Rosa …
Continue readingFIRST CELEBRITY QUITS OXFAM
Minnie Driver has become the first celebrity to quit OXFAM in the wake of the sexual misconduct claims. The 48 year old actress , who was one of the charity’s 16 ambassadors, said she was …
Continue readingPETITION TO END PRESCRIPTION CHARGES FOR LONG TERM CONDITIONS
A Petition has been launched to end prescription charges for people with long-term conditions. England is the only part of the UK that charges for prescriptions. In June 2018 it will be the 50 year …
Continue readingHARVEY’S LAW!
Yesterday, at 2.30pm, in the Wilson Room at the House of Commons, Katie Price began to give her views about making ‘Online Abuse’ a criminal offence. Katie Price and her mother Amy The hearing was …
Continue readingARE HOSPITAL PARKING CHARGES A TAX ON THE SICK?
Are Hospital parking charges a tax on the sick? It seems some MPs feel they are. Patients, visitors and staff paid £174 million in charges last year (2017). That was 6% up on the year …
Continue readingCHARITIES WARN OF CRISIS FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE: AN OPEN LETTER
An open letter from Chris Askew (Diabetes UK) and Caroline Abrahams (AGE UK) “In England alone, at least 15 million people of all ages regularly depend on ready access to good health and care services …
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