This new Patrick Butler piece explains how unpaid carers – and the vulnerable people they look after – are being unfairly punished because the DWP's 'left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing'.

How many more cases like this? 5/5

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should this be abandoned or extended to18-30. Forcing poor 18 Yr olds at uni to do so much community work would impact on time for study & paid work, affecting grades
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BBC News - Conservatives plan to bring back mandatory national service
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Listen to this no comments expected but pause for thought.

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The Carents Room
Dr Anita Atwal
Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Sad times when the needy live in fear. bigissue.com/news/social-ju…

DWP have announced that they will be running a number of accessible virtual and in-person events in June and July where you can share your views on their recent document: Modernising support for independent living: the health and disability green paper.

They will update this

ONS data on carers. So many of us experience I'll health.
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This needs to be considered strategically by workforce and educational leaders. #OT_Carer

Perpetrators of economic abuse devastate the lives of victim-survivors. In some cases, victims feel they have no option but to take their own lives. Research from Agenda Alliance found that women experiencing domestic abuse by a partner are 3x more likely to attempt suicide.

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What are your thoughts on blood testing and cross contamination? I had a blood test where the nurse had a kidney dish with 2 tubes of blood from another pt. She put my blood test needle on top of these. they made contact. She touched them when she removed the needle cover....

1/ Calling UK #OccupationalTherapists #OT I have written an Open Letter to the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Royal College of Occupational Therapists asking for a public response to the Government's harms to #DisabledPeople Please consider signing and sharing #DWPHarmsHealth

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Being told that you can no longer drive a car after you’ve had a #stroke can be life changing. Losing independence, limiting your chances of work, affecting relationships. I think some people underestimate the impact it has on people. #stroke awarenessmonth

Has anyone looked at this PIP consultation? One of the questions DWP asks is to rank extra costs in order of importance. It's horrendous, how can additional needs be ranked. 🤬

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