Spinal injuries face an NHS bowel care crisis RUTH HUNT reports on a campaign urging government action to address the life-threatening state of bowel care, the need for a new national policy and adequately trained staff to ensure patient safety and dignity
Friday 28th Apr 2023 Tories tell the disabled: ‘we will track you down’ An attack video so outrageous it has already been deleted shows exactly how the mainstream political parties scapegoat disabled people for votes — and do lasting damage, explains RUTH HUNT
Tuesday 14th Mar 2023 Hidden homeless: disabled and trapped People with serious disabilities like spinal cord injuries are being caught up in the rise of evictions and forced into unsuitable and unsafe temporary housing. A new report calls for regulation, writes RUTH HUNT
Thursday 02nd Mar 2023 The scourge of restrictive practices in mental health care: ‘It just muted me’ The lack of NHS mental health provision for young people has led to many placements, out of sight and out of mind, in so-called ‘specialist,’ privately run units. This comes at great cost for all involved, writes RUTH HUNT
Thursday 02nd Feb 2023 Time to talk about care for those with spinal cord injury A new screening method to ‘catch’ patients with emerging and existing mental health problems is proposed, but will the resources and treatment on offer result in the change that is so desperately needed, asks RUTH HUNT
Wednesday 28th Dec 2022 Social care in crisis The government is ignoring key advice on further deterioration in social care provision, writes RUTH HUNT
Friday 18th Nov 2022 Stop the pressure: how spinal injury patients are misunderstood and mistreated It is estimated pressure ulcers cost the NHS about £3.8 million every day and are a particularly dangerous — even deadly — problem for those with spinal injuries. This is why a new awareness campaign has been launched, reports RUTH HUNT
Wednesday 02nd Nov 2022 Evicting 'good tenants' — the crisis in the private rental sector It is still legal to give a tenant only two months to leave their home even if they have done nothing wrong, and proposed changes to this system are still no more than words — Labour must take up the cause of renters, writes RUTH HUNT
Tuesday 18th Jan 2022 The so-called ‘specialist’ care units that swallow up vital NHS funds A new report highlights how patients are being moved ‘out of area’ to private-sector units at massive cost and with minimal evidence of improvement to health. RUTH HUNT reports
Wednesday 15th Dec 2021 The downgrading of depression New guidance from Nice could strip those with severe symptoms from the support they need, writes RUTH HUNT