Carers march over centre closure
Carers and parents have protested over proposals to close a centre for people with learning disabilities.
7 Apr 2008
News
Incapacity benefit claimants abroad cost UK taxpayers £1m a week - Alexander
Since 1998 over 109,000 people have claimed incapacity benefit while living abroad, at a cost of £1m a week to UK taxpayers, according to new research revealed by the Liberal Democrats. The cost to the taxpayer in the past ten years has been almost half a billion pounds.
3 Apr 2008
DWP losing the plot on tackling fraud - Alexander
Responding to the news that the Department for Work and Pensions has mistakenly published a report detailing the security lapses of Luton council's benefits system, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Danny Alexander said:
3 Apr 2008
Vulnerable 'need more protection'
Cornwall County Council must do more to protect people with learning disabilities, a report has found. The Commission for Social Care Inspection's findings (CSCI) come after the murder of Steven Hoskin, who had learning disabilities, in 2006.
3 Apr 2008
Pool 'not adequate' for disabled
A mother claims disabled facilities at the new Cardiff International Pool are inadequate after her daughter had a "humiliating" experience there.
3 Apr 2008
Warning on drugs for Alzheimer's patients in nursing homes
The "chemical cosh" anti psychotic drugs that are widely prescribed for people with Alzheimer's disease in nursing homes do more harm than good, according to a study published today. Around 60% of nursing home Alzheimer's patients are anti psychotics antipsychotics such as risperidone to calm - and some say to contain - their behaviour. But the drugs, also known as neuroleptics, have severe side-effects, which include strokes and even death.
1 Apr 2008