Government partners with Scope to improve accessibility of transport for disabled people
As part of its commitment to making the UK transport network more inclusive and to…
Government backs care providers and social care workforce with record £1.4bn funding
Care providers, residents and staff will all benefit from additional funding from the UK Government…
Government announces £300m funding to boost supported housing in social care reforms
The UK government has announced £300m of funding over three years for councils to build…
UK Government confirms mandatory return of face coverings to shops amid new variant fears
Face coverings have become mandatory again in shops and on public transport in England from…
Mobility firms can no longer benefit from UK Government’s £70bn furlough scheme after today
The UK Government’s furlough scheme closes today, with uncertainty ahead for the nearly one…
BHTA questions effects of health and social care funding on vital equipment and services
The British Healthcare Trades Association has stated that while Government plans to invest £36 billion…
Comment: Health Foundation states that funding won’t ‘fix’ social care or tackle NHS backlog
Anita Charlesworth, Health Foundation Director of Research and the REAL Centre The new social care…
NHS promised an extra £5.4bn to help tackle waiting lists and deliver patient treatments
The NHS will receive an extra £ billion over the next six months to support…
Newly published National Disability Strategy lacks “long term vision” say campaigners
The long-awaited National Disability Strategy for Disabled People, published today, is not the transformative agenda…
Business Disability Forum responds to Government proposals on disability employment
Angela Matthews, Head of Policy at Business Disability Forum, has responded to the Government’s Green…