New Zealand paraplegic gets 'bionic' legs : 19th July 2010
Inventors in New Zealand have come up with what they say is a unique device which allows paraplegic people to walk again.
The first pair of the new bionic legs has given fresh hope to Hayden Allen who had been told he would never walk again follo… Read more about 'New Zealand paraplegic gets 'bionic' legs'
Health white paper: Concerns over new role for GPs : 15th July 2010
Disability charities have raised key concerns over the government's sweeping and controversial plans to reform the NHS.
The health white paper, Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS, contains plans to give GPs more power, with groups of GP pra… Read more about 'Health white paper: Concerns over new role for GPs'
Health white paper: NICE given social care remit : 15th July 2010
The government is to hand responsibility for developing social care "quality standards" to the body that provides advice on drugs and other medical treatments.
The move to shift some social care responsibilities from the Social Care Institute for … Read more about 'Health white paper: NICE given social care remit'
Ombudsman finds death fine hospital guilty over care : 15th July 2010
A "damning" ombudsman's report has found a hospital guilty of widespread failings in the care provided to a woman with learning difficulties and high support needs who died after a routine operation.
The findings of the parliamentary and health om… Read more about 'Ombudsman finds death fine hospital guilty over care'
Disabled people given extra time to volunteer for 2012 : 15th July 2010
Disabled people who want to volunteer at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be able to start applying later this month – nearly two months earlier than non-disabled people.
The 2012 organising committee (LOCOG) decided to give disab… Read more about 'Disabled people given extra time to volunteer for 2012'
Cameron's digital champion calls for government action on websites : 15th July 2010
David Cameron's "digital champion" has called on the government to shut down publicly-funded websites that are not accessible to disabled people.
Martha Lane Fox, who was reappointed as the UK digital champion by the prime minister last month, made … Read more about 'Cameron's digital champion calls for government action on websites'
Liberty rights still 'being breached' despite new safeguards : 15th July 2010
Disabled people are having their human rights breached because legal safeguards introduced to protect them from being wrongly deprived of their liberty have not been properly implemented, according to a new report.
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeg… Read more about 'Liberty rights still 'being breached' despite new safeguards'
Mencap's hate crime coalition plans in disarray : 15th July 2010
Disabled activists have criticised plans for a new disability hate crime coalition that will be led by one of the big disability charities, with little apparent involvement from disabled people.
Plans for the coalition appeared to be in disarray a… Read more about 'Mencap's hate crime coalition plans in disarray'
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