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Work as a health outcome, making work pay and other …
WEBOriginally I wrote much of this in a very long article about Unum's involvement in the government's Work, Health and disability Green Paper, earlier this year. Sometimes, though, some points get lost in the volume of other issues raised, so I thought I would make sure these particular issues have more visibility in this shorter…
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Government welfare policies are ‘historically obsolete’ say …
WEBHistorical research shows that the National Health Service (NHS) and welfare state are fundamental to a healthy, productive economy. The government has been accused of following a “historically obsolete” welfare strategy by a team of Cambridge University researchers. Research by Simon Szreter, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Natasha M …
Rogue company Unum’s profiteering hand in the government’s …
WEBI wrote an extensive critique of the recent government green paper on work, health and disability. I mentioned that a government advisor - a specialist in labour economics and econometrics - has proposed scrapping all Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) sickness and disability benefits. Matthew Oakley, a senior researcher …
PIP assessments are dehumanising, degrading, very distressing …
WEBI co-run a support group for people going through Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independent Payment assessments and appeals. I have heard many people's harrowing experiences of these assessments, I have written about them, and I've written critically about the assessment process itself. However, it isn't until …
Poverty has devastating impact on children’s mental health
WEBResearch from the University of Liverpool – published today in The Lancet Public Health – shows that children who “move into” poverty are more likely to suffer from social, emotional and behavioural problems than children who remain out of poverty.. The UK Government has recently questioned whether the relative measure of income …
Conservative governments are bad for your health
WEBContext: the politics of blame Increasing employment and pushing ill and disabled people into work are key elements of the UK Government’s public health and welfare "reform" agendas. The arguments presented for this approach are primarily economic and particularly, moralistic. The reasoning presented is not founded on …
Government plans to use your phone and online data to police …
WEB"Artificial Intelligence in healthcare is currently geared towards improving patient outcomes, aligning the interests of various stakeholders, and reducing healthcare costs." CB Insights. The Care.Data scandal Back in 2014, public concerns rose because drug and insurance companies were able to buy information about patients – including …
The new Work and Health Programme: government plan social …
WEBIllustration by Jack Hudson. The government’s Nudge Unit team is currently working with the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health to trial social experiments aimed at finding ways of: “preventing people from falling out of the jobs market and going onto Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).” “These include GPs …
Universal Credit is a ‘serious threat to public health’ say public
WEBSome citizens in the UK have ended up in an unprecedented and darkly absurd position of having to explain and prove over and over to a cruel and harmful government that their cruel and harmful policies are cruel and harmful. Recent research has verified that Conservative welfare policies are damaging, yet the government simply …
The government is bullying people with mental health problems to
WEBExisting benefit rules mean it is not possible to legally require claimants to have treatment, such as therapy or counselling, as a condition of receiving sickness benefits. Nor is it ethical. However, senior ministers have proposed that the rules should be reviewed in order to reduce the “huge” numbers of people who are declared unfit…
An open letter to the government about mental health services – …
WEBThis is a guest post, written by Jane Lake. Well, General Election time is almost upon us again in the UK, and alongside that comes the selection of "key issues" for debate. This time, mental health, particularly provision for young people, seems to have been chosen as one of the key issues to debate…
DWP accused of altering disability assessment reports to cut or …
WEBPictured: Gail Ward, who was told that she did not qualify for Personal Independence Payment, despite living with a rare and potentially life-threatening heart condition - Prinzmetal’s angina - attacks can occur even when she is resting. She also had other health problems. Remarkably, Gail was told by the DWP that she doesn’t qualify …
DWP is trying to co-opt GPs in forcing ill people into work
WEBThis is a tactic many of us have previously warned of – the government attempting to co-opt doctors to police ill and disabled people, pushing them into work, regardless of whether or not it is appropriate or safe to do so. But it also indicates the direction of travel for healthcare in the UK.
A brief history of social security and the reintroduction of eugenics
WEBIntroduction. Our welfare state arose as a social security safety net – founded on an assurance that as a civilised and democratic society we value the well-being and health of every citizen.. There was a cross-party political consensus that such provision was in the best interests of the nation as a whole at a time when we were collectively …
Do Not Resuscitate – Politics and Insights
WEBDo Not Resuscitate (DNR) orders are basically notes kept in a patient’s file that they do not want to be resuscitated should their heart stop. The medical establishment views DNR orders as the patient’s choice, though they do request that those considering DNR orders to discuss it with their family members.
The poor state of child health in the UK – Politics and Insights
WEBNeoliberalism is based on competitive individualism and mythical "market forces". In such a competitive system, where the majority of people are left to sink or swim, most are pitched against the tide, as it were, since the very design of the economy means that only the wealthiest make significant gains. It's therefore inevitable there will…
Young woman who committed suicide was called ‘a f****** waste …
WEBSuicidal Hannah Groves did not get the support and care she needed The Mirror reports: "In the UK the number of women taking their own lives has grown steadily since 2011. Mental health issues make up 23 per cent of those with health problems making contact with the NHS. But mental health provision has received…
Labour inquiry finds evidence needed to repeal Tory Health Act
WEBThe Labour Party have pledged to repeal the Tory Health Act 2012, and have ensured that their alternative policy proposals are costed, fully justified and evidenced. A review was set up by Debbie Abrahams, who is the parliamentary private secretary to shadow health secretary Andy Burnham and also chairs the Parliamentary Labour …
Tories propose nudge, big business AI initiative and ‘personal
WEBA breakdown of spending on health care under each government up to 2016. Under the Major government, we saw a post code lottery of health care provision and patients were left for hours on end in hospital corridors. It's a grim consideration that the Major government spent rather more on health care than the Conservatives…
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