School excludes four disabled children 'for no reason'
A councillor has called for an investigation after accusing a primary school of expelling four disabled pupils, the youngest of them only four years old.
9 Feb 2016
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Disabled bouncer barred from job over ‘discriminatory’ new industry rules
The only wheelchair-user to secure accreditation as a nightclub bouncer is fighting "discriminatory" new rules that have led to the loss of his licence, just as he is being recognised for three decades of community service.
9 Feb 2016
Four-year-old boy will be taken away from parents with learning difficulties because social workers say he’s ‘not getting the cuddles he needs’
A four-year-old boy must be taken from his parents because they cannot teach him the difference between right and wrong, a judge said today.
9 Feb 2016
People with inflammatory arthritis let down by health service, new report shows
People with rheumatoid and early inflammatory arthritis are being let down by the health service, a new clinical audit has shown.
9 Feb 2016
Justin Tomlinson in Downing Street DWP’s BSL launch cuts reference to successful Scottish scheme
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been criticised for apparently censoring a charity that tried to draw attention to a Scottish government scheme that makes Scotland's public services more accessible to users of British Sign Language (BSL).
9 Feb 2016
Gut bacteria could lead to new treatment for inflammatory arthritis
Studying the trillions of bacteria and other microbes that share our body space could lead to a preventative treatment for immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis. It's long been suggested that the bacteria which live in our gut, mouth and elsewhere on our bodies may affect our immune system and lead to the development of certain diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis. But exactly how changes to these bacteria, collectively called the "microbiome", cause disease remains to be discovered. The research, which we awarded £2 million to, aims to unlock the link between gut bacteria and the development of immune diseases. This programme award brings together an international team of researchers, led by the University of Oxford, with partners from Birmingham and University College London, as well as collaborators in the US at Harvard University, New York University and Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. It should shed light on the role of the gut microbiome in early arthritis, established rheumatoid arthritis, a
8 Feb 2016