The Care Bill and NGO responses and briefings
12 December 2014
The Care Bill introduced in May 2013 brings together existing care and support legislation.
The Care Bill introduced in May 2013 brings together existing care and support legislation.
On 24 November 2014, the Deputy Prime Minister announced that he will establish and chair a new Mental Health Taskforce.
Rachel Krys blogs about how the debate is being framed around accessible transport: I was a pushchair user for a few years, between 2005 and
‘The state of health care and adult social care in England 2013/14’ was published by the Care Quality Commission in October 2014.
In October 2014, the Government published revised regulations and guidance on the Care Act for local authorities.
Equally Ours’ Director Nicky Hawkins blogs about the importance of human rights in care: Today the Care Quality Commission announced that a new ‘mum test’
‘A new settlement for health and social care’, the final report of the independent Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England was published by the King’s Fund in 2014.
In September 2014, the Institute of Health Equity published a series of evidence reports and briefings about practical, local actions to tackle health inequalities through the social determinants of health.
The Rights at Work campaign aims to raise awareness amongst people with cancer of their rights in the workplace.
In June 2014, the EHRC launched an inquiry into the non-natural deaths of adults with mental health conditions who die while being detained by the state.