I’m a disabled Asian woman, and the mother of four grown-up children. I’m trying to educate people, and show them that we have to talk about disability if we want things to change.
Unison appeals against reversal of £400m sleep-in shift ruling
Unison has lodged an official appeal against the ruling that social care providers will no longer be required to pay £400m in backpay to carers doing sleep-in shifts.
Care Home Professional: Maintaining wellbeing key to higher staff retention, says Skills for Care
Launching her bi-monthly column for CHP, Sharon Allen, CEO, Skills for Care, stresses the importance of maintaining workforce physical and mental wellbeing.
Centre for Welfare Reform: A New Way Home
Officially the UK Government recognises that people with disabilities should not be forced into institutions. However far too many people still remain in institutional care. In particular, many people have been sent hundreds of miles from home and made to live in private hospitals or special units – places that are associated with increased levels of abuse, isolation and oppression.
The guide is for people, families and for those professionals who seek to work in genuine partnership with them. All the ideas and examples are based on real people and the collaborative work of helping people overcome the barriers that people face as they try to build the lives they deserve.
Guardian:Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba wins appeal against being struck off
Court of appeal reinstates one-year suspension after death of six-year-old Jack Adcock.
