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Report finds worsening violations of disabled people’s rights

UK Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations have launched a scathing report on the government’s performance seven years on from a United Nations finding of grave and systematic violations of people’s rights due to austerity and welfare reform.

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Alcohol deaths in Scotland have hit the highest level in 14 years

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Government announces new special free schools in response to SEND crisis

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New report reveals unequal disability rates between education groups

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Vulnerable people’s drug prescriptions to be reviewed following Ombudsman investigation

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AI breakthrough can prevent falls in older people

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Disability organisations accuse government of hiding from UN

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UK’s first womb transplant carried out in Oxford

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Plans for UK’s first menopause education programme launched by UCL academics

Experts at UCL have teamed up with leading women’s health charities to design a new education and support programme for women across the country experiencing menopause.