A compulsory levy should be introduced to fund a universal social care system for adults in England, Labour says. It said the move would represent the biggest shake-up in the welfare state since the creation of the NHS and end the "cruel lottery" currently in place.
Commenting on the Channel 4 news report that revealed the Government is planning to cut the Attendance Allowance budget by £100m to pay for free residential care, Norman Lamb, said:
A disabled yachtswoman who became the first female quadriplegic to sail solo around Britain is planning a new challenge in the Gulf. Hilary Lister, 37, from Faversham in Kent, is aiming to sail 100 miles around the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Diabetes patients want more say in the way local NHS services for their condition are run, a charity has said.
Liberal Democrat peer, Baroness (Celia) Thomas of Winchester has welcomed the immediate change to the Access to Work scheme guidance for disabled councillors following the Government's admission the situation was unclear last Wednesday.
In a speech to the King's Fund, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg has today set out the party's respite care guarantee, providing a week's break from caring every year to the 1m unpaid carers who provide more than 50 hours care each week.