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Using personal assistants works, research concludes… but it can go wrong
Disability news service blog post, by John Pring, 6 July: Using personal assistants works, research concludes… but it can go wrong Enabling disabled people with support needs to employ personal assistants (PAs) – rather than relying on traditional care workers … Continue reading
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Biopsychosocial’ basis for benefit cuts is ‘cavalier, unevidenced and misleading’
Disability news service news article, by John Pring, 9 June 2016: ‘Biopsychosocial’ basis for benefit cuts is ‘cavalier, unevidenced and misleading’ The research that successive governments have relied on to justify slashing disability benefits over more than a decade is riddled with … Continue reading
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