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  • End 15 minute Care Calls

    08 March 2018

    ‘Flying’ visits continue despite statutory guidance within the Care Act 2014 stating ‘short home-care visits of 15 minutes or less are not appropriate for people who need support with intimate care needs’. See how many people get 15 minute visits in your area and ask Jeremy Hunt to demand more is done.

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  • National Disabled People’s Summit

    17 October 2017

    As part of a campaign to co-ordinate resistance against Government austerity policies this national summit will take place at the NUT headquarters, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, Kings Cross, London WC1H 9BD on Saturday November 4 from 11am-4.30pm.

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  • Prove It, Fix It Campaign

    02 October 2017

    A Sheffield charity, Sparkle, has launched a campaign and petition to try and ensure autistic children get the right form of education, claiming that Sheffield City Council has been putting finances before needs.

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  • Southern Health NHS Trust Guilty Verdict

    27 September 2017

    After a 4 year justice campaign Southern Health Trust has finally pleaded guilty in court for its failings in the case of 18-year-old Connor, a patient under their care, who drowned in a bath while having an epileptic seizure at the now-closed Slade House in Oxford in 2013.

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  • Tell Your Story of Working with a Disability in Sheffield

    24 October 2016

    Do you have a disability and work? Do you employ someone with a disability? In a series of articles, the Sheffield Telegraph will tell the stories of workers and employers who see people for what they can do, and not what they can’t – so get in touch if you can help with their campaign.

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  • Nationwide 'Be Clear on Cancer' Campaign

    08 September 2016

    While it may be nothing serious the campaign encourages anyone with a persistent cough or breathlessness to see their doctor to find and treat heart and lung conditions early.

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