Wheelchair User Booted Out Of Bar – “FIRE RISK”
Access problems never go away as a wheelchair-bound student was carried out of a bar and down a flight of steps by bouncers – for being a fire hazard. Troy Hitchins, 21, was drinking upstairs...
Category: Focus on Disability
Why the Winter Fuel Payment scheme isn’t fair on those who need it most
Last year may have been among the warmest years on record but that hasn’t affected the growing pressure on Government to reform the Winter Fuel Payment scheme and current energy efficiency measures. According to Age...
Benefits Charade – Linking Welfare Cuts to Apprenticeships!
The Guardian writes that one of the most insidious myths about “welfare” – an Americanism that has come to supplant the more descriptive “social security” – is that it is a lifestyle choice. It is...
Elderly – “Illlegally Restrained in Care Homes”
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable patients are being illegally restrained by staff in hospitals and care homes, according to the care watchdog. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) warns that carers and nursing staff are ignoring...
Loneliness of Our Elderly – Major Public Health Challenge
Britain faces a “Major Public Health Challenge” caused by the impact of long-term loneliness on elderly people, two charities have warned. Linked to dementia, depression and high blood pressure, chronic loneliness threatens the health of...
Ignoring Cancer Warning Signs and ‘NOT’ Visiting Your GP?
People are ignoring cancer warning signs because they worry about wasting their doctor’s time, a study found. Patients displaying so-called “red flag” symptoms are routinely putting off visiting their GP. Others avoid getting checked out...
Diesel Cars – ‘Massive Public Health Problem’
By Jonathan Owen & Jamie Merrill – The Independent on Sunday The drive by the previous government to encourage millions of people to opt for diesel cars in a bid to lower carbon emissions has...
School Installs Life Saving Machines For Heart Problem Girls
A family stricken with a potentially deadly heart condition has inspired three schools to instal life-saving defibrillator machines. Pamela Statham and her daughters Jessica and Frankie all have Long QT syndrome, which scan disrupt heart...
‘Carers’ Defraud Widow of £1/2m – Mum & Daughter Face Jail
A mother and daughter face jail after being found guilty of defrauding a 92 year-old widow out of £500,000 in a bogus care scam during which they used her drive as a pitch for their...
First Disabled Referee – 19 Year Old Wheelchair User
Football mad Nathan Mattick has given his disability the red card and become the first wheelchair-user referee. The 19 year-old was born with cerebal palsy which left him unable to walk. But he vowed not...