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Universal Credit taper rate does nothing to mitigate cuts to Employment and Support Allowance – Mencap response to Autumn statement. Mencap highlights an Autumn Statement that fails to mitigate any of the damaging effects of the £30 a week cut to Employment and Support Allowance and failure to explain how the Government intends to halve the disability employment gap – a ... Read More »

Based on the shores of Lake Bassenthwaite, The Lake District Calvert Trust is a residential outdoor centre with over 40 years of experience in delivering challenging outdoor adventure holidays for people with disabilities. With more and more adults visiting their centre, they are launching a new proposition for those with low support needs, giving them the opportunity to enjoy a residential stay ... Read More »

It was a special day for a remarkable couple who became husband and wife and embarked on a journey together to rebuild lives after injury. Alison and Trevor Hazell celebrated their marriage with their families, and friends they have made at the Great Yarmouth charity Centre 81, where the met. Former live-in childcare nanny Alison suffered head and other injuries ... Read More »

Funding Announcement Limb centres around the UK are now able to apply for funding of paediatric sports and activity limbs. Up until now there has been no dedicated funding for children’s sports and activity feet, meaning that young people with amputations or congenital limb loss may have been limited to a standard prosthetic foot which are not always suitable for ... Read More »

Residents of a Glenrothes care home have been paid a special visit by Shetland Pony, Bonny as part of a generous free call from Toppy Star Pony Hire. Bield’s Finavon Court Care Home welcomed the miniature Shetland Pony mare to give residents a chance to interact and have fun with their new equine friend. Nikki Reid, Home Manager at Finavon ... Read More »

Scottish charity PAMIS (Promoting A More Inclusive Society), whose head office is based at the University of Dundee, are launching a campaign on World Toilet Day, the 19 of November, to fund the first mobile Changing Places toilet in Scotland.  PAMIS support people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and their families for a better, more inclusive life and are ... Read More »

When silence isn’t golden – widespread social stigma is crippling conversations about care in Scotland, Bupa research reveals More than half of adults in Scotland believe there is a stigma attached to moving a loved one into care, despite 45 per cent having no recent experience of a care home Forty eight per cent cite guilt and abandonment of loved ... Read More »

A legendary Edinburgh war veteran, who has raised over £157,000 for the Sick Kids Friends Foundation, saw the thankful charity race to his aid after it learned he had a plight of his own. Tom Gilzean, 96, is well known for braving all weathers in his trademark tartan trousers to fundraise seven days a week on the Capital’s streets, but ... Read More »

A Bellshill care home has paid tribute to Remembrance Day by creating a decorative memorial filled with red poppies. Bupa’s Hattonlea Care Home, on Reema Road, organised the commemorative piece to be exhibited in its garden on November 13th to mark the annual day and honour all those who have been affected by or lost their lives in war. The ... Read More »

A Glasgow care home has paid tribute to Remembrance Day by creating a decorative memorial tree filled with red poppies and handwritten memories. Bupa’s Craigbank Care Home, on Saracen Street, organised the commemorative piece to be exhibited in the home on November 13 to mark the annual day and honour all those who have been affected by or lost their ... Read More »

The inventor of a spoon that doesn’t spill, which last year scooped the top prize at a Dragons’ Den inspired competition, is encouraging other budding designers to seize the same opportunity. Computer science graduate Grant Douglas, alongside Industrial Designer at 4c Design, Mark Penver, created the remarkable S’up Spoon to aid those with shaky hands as a result of cerebral ... Read More »

An Ayrshire care home has paid tribute to Remembrance Day with a memorial garden filled with red poppies. Bupa’s Claremont Care Home, in Whitletts, Ayr, organised the garden on November 13th to mark the annual day and honour all those who have been affected by or lost their lives in war. Residents and staff joined together to hand make and ... Read More »