Did you know that World Vegan Day was created to mark the 50th anniversary of the society? The first World Vegan Day was held on 1 November 1994. This was later extended to become World Vegan Week …
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Boost For Unpaid Carers
Boost for carers who will receive new unpaid leave entitlement under government-backed law New laws introduced entitling unpaid carers to 1 week of unpaid leave a year to support those most in need. Eligible employees …
Continue readingCRISIS AT CHRISTMAS
From ‘CRISIS’ Every year Crisis at Christmas opens its doors to people who are experiencing homelessness. Offering much needed warmth, healthcare and company across the regions of Great Britain. What we offer guests will vary …
Continue readingTHREE PROMISING DRUGS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE BRINGS FRESH HOPE
From the ‘Alzheimer’s Society There are 143 drugs being tested in clinical trials for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. Over 80% of these drugs are designed to try and slow down how quickly Alzheimer’s gets …
Continue readingVicky McClure urges MPs to step into the shoes of dementia carers
The actress and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador has urged politicians to make the disease ‘the priority it needs to be’. Line of Duty star Vicky McClure has asked MPs to put themselves in the shoes of …
Continue readingComplaints about English social care increasingly due to funding constraints
The cost of providing care has become an increasingly common theme in the complaints made to the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman over the past year. Highlighted in its Annual Review of Adult Social …
Continue readingCOST-OF-LIVING CRISIS FOR DISABLED PEOPLE
The £150 emergency cost of living payment arriving in accounts this month ‘won’t even touch the sides’ for disabled people facing extra costs, charities have said. Tom Marsland, policy manager for disability equality charity Scope, says that …
Continue readingTHE NEW CHANCELLOR’S LATEST STATEMENT
By dismantling policies from the so-called mini-budget of just a few weeks ago, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has rewritten the prospects for your finances. From income tax to energy bills, various changes will have a direct …
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One Shot: Making Preventable Disease History is the goal of a new global campaign launched today by the Global Health Security Consortium (GHSC) – a partnership between the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the Ellison …
Continue readingCharity research finds that only 1% of disability hate crimes end with a charge
Of the thousands of disability hate crimes reported to the police last year, just 1% resulted in criminal charges, two charities have revealed. Leonard Cheshire and United Response submitted Freedom of Information requests to 43 …
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