Nearly Half Of Disabled People Feel Forgotten By Political Parties, New Research Finds
With just one week to go until the General Election, political parties appear to be fighting for every vote, but according to new research* by the national disability charity Sense, many disabled people feel they have been forgotten by our politicians. In a poll of 1,000 people with complex disabilities** in the UK, nearly half (47 per cent) said disabled people and the issues they face were not important to political parties. The same number claim politicians don’t do enough to engage disabled people to secure their vote. Perhaps unsurprisingly, as many as one in four (26 per cent) said …
£1.4bn Of PPE Destroyed From One Covid Contract
In what has been called a “staggering waste” the government has destroyed or written off an estimated £1.4bn worth of personal protective equipment (PPE). According to reports at least 1.57 billion items of PPE provided by the NHS supplier, Full Support Healthcare, will never be used, despite being manufactured to the proper standard. It seemingly agreed a £1.78bn deal with the Government in April 2020, with the Northamptonshire supplier providing face masks, respirators, eye protection and aprons as part of the arrangement. It was the largest single PPE order from a single supplier during the Covid era and accounted for …
New Year, New Day, New Week, New GOAL 2024
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Broad Clinical Interviews
When I evaluate a new patient, I work to compress data collection and screen time on the front end of the visit so I can free up the remainder of the visit for face-to-face discussion and shared decision making. This intentional visit design is necessary because of the realities of modern clinic schedules. …
