Labour MP Rachael Maskell close to tears as she 'pleads' with the government to abandon planned welfare cuts 'These Dickensian cuts belong to a different era and a different party', she said How on earth has it come to this?

Exactly this! • A 2024 study by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) found DLA fraud at 0.1%, effectively rounding to £0 million in financial impact. • For comparison, fraud in PIP, which is replacing DLA for adults, was reported at 0% in the financial year ending

Thank you Angela for highlighting this. The UN are very concerned about this government's welfare "reforms". Not unprecedented though as the last government were the same. 😐

Come with us to the V&A! ✨ We visited the Design and Disability exhibition with Jameisha Prescod, to see the incredible work on display by disabled artists and creators. The whole exhibition is also very accessible, including BSL videos, seating, and spacious layout. V&A

BIGSPD is hosting a CoP in September "Autism, ADHD, ‘personality Disorder’: thinking about brain, body and diagnostic journeys" more info to follow! #autism #ADHD #personalitydisorder #BIGSPD #CoP

🚨 Watch out for this scam! PIP clients beware!! If you receive a call about a PIP review and are told that due to government changes/cuts to PIP you will no longer receive it: ❌ Do not give any information and politely end the call. ✅ DWP will normally send a letter to

Just had a peer reviewer on a lived experience led paper about psych medication tell us to include what meds the lead authors are on. For Reflexivity.

UK welfare spending is 10.6% of GDP. Right wing press never mentions that it is well below the OECD average. UK has some of the least generous welfare across OECD. No questions asked about corporate welfare, uncosted tax reliefs to corporations/rich. gov.uk/government/pub…

🧵Tragic case! - Clozapine and Constipation 🚨 “A pathologist found Roberts-Pomeroy died of sepsis caused by a toxic megacolon as a result of Clozapine-induced constipation.” bbc.com/news/articles/…

World Health Organization reports that at least 10% of Gazans are acutely malnourished - and those who go out to get aid & food being killed by Israeli military - stories from the people in the territory about loved ones they've lost in the past week bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The DWP admitted 25 cases in one year where their own errors caused serious harm or death—missed suicide warnings, ignored calls for help, unsafe decisions. They said it after the vote. Will you listen on ‘substantial risk’ now? It’s about to get worse. tinyurl.com/3xwjmmw9

This death after contact with street triage is the 31st (thirty-first) death I've known after contact with a similar scheme. If you scan ALL of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) reports on police contact deaths you will find the words "street" and "triage" appear precisely zero times.

It's very nearly the end of July which means it's time for our monthly research roundup blog from Ann Memmott! This month, Ann explores new studies on Autism and ADHD, highlighting research on parenting, friendships, menopause and employment inclusion. ndconnection.co.uk/blog/autism-re…

This is a screenshot from the new PIP review form. (Don't worry it's not mine, I found it online) it explicitly states that one's ability to clean their teeth is not considered as part of the process. Does the DWP really not understand the importance of dental hygiene?

Debate: Are we overpathologising young people's mental health? Research shows otherwise – mental health conditions are not being recognised or diagnosed in healthcare settings - Sayal - Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Wiley Online Library acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ca…

As always thoughtful commentary by Alex ⁦Alex Ruck Keene⁩ When does a Court of Protection order do more harm than good? Anorexia, the Court of Protection, and the ‘impossible burden’ – Mental Capacity Law and Policy mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/when-does-a-co…

With support from our PPI funding, Dr Hannah Crane has been able to ensure her research is guided by those it’s meant to help 🤝 ➡️ Learn more about our PPI funding: ow.ly/ck2C50WvW5S ➡️ Apply for the next round of Starter Grants: ow.ly/kcj050Wuv51

People with severe mental illness often have poorer physical health, but face major barriers to exercise & fitness. A new report from Centre for Mental Health and Rethink shows how mental health services, councils and leisure providers can overcome this: tinyurl.com/2ku2xvf5

MP Helen Whately MP is spreading defamatory lies about an organisation which helps people with welfare forms and tribunals, it's a professional service. fightback4justice.co.uk

Some choose to ridicule the idea of being ‘woke’. But for me it’s about the huge challenge of working to be well-informed, thoughtful, compassionate, respectful & alive to the insights, contexts & needs of others, in order to make the planet a more just place for all!