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Letter calls on GP body to denounce DWP’s ‘fit for work coercion’

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By John Pring  Disability News Service 26th April 2018 The national membership body for GPs is facing calls for it to denounce government attempts to persuade doctors to “coerce” patients with serious health conditions back into work. More than 90 … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Black Triangle Campaign, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Jay Watts, DWP, Inclusion London, MHRN, Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility, Recovery in the Bin, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), UC, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, John Pring, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Fury over MPs’ refusal to quiz minister on ‘staggering’ WCA suicide figures

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By John Pring Disability News Service December 21st 2017   “Furious” disabled campaigners have attacked MPs on a Commons committee for refusing to ask the minister for disabled people about figures showing attempted suicides among people claiming out-of-work disability benefits … Continue reading →

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Posted in Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Denise McKenna, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Jay Watts, DWP, Frank Field, John McArdle, Linda Burnip, MHRN, Mo Stewart, Work and Pensions Select Committee, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Labour, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

PIP & ESA Benefit Exemptions from Face to Face Assessments

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  Benefit assessments – exemption to protect vulnerable patients There is a great deal of evidence about the profound distress which face-to-face assessments for disability benefits can cause, especially for women and men with mental health conditions. The prospect of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Diane Frazer, Dr Jay Watts, Hackney Community Law Centre, PIP, Winvisible, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Capita, Conservatives, Disability, disability rights, DWP, PIP, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Shocking’ NHS stats show nearly half ESA claimants have attempted suicide

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By John Pring Disability News Service November 30th 2017 “Shocking” NHS statistics have revealed that almost half of the people claiming the main out-of-work disability benefit in England have attempted suicide at some point in their life. The figures, showing … Continue reading →

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Posted in #Human Catastrophe, Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy, Anita Bellows, Assessments, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, David Gawke, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr Jay Watts, DWP, John McArdle | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, Scotland, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 3 Replies

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