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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s long running work on mental health issues took another step forward this week with the publication of a mental health implementation framework aimed at helping people suffering from mental health problems in the workplace. Employers will be asked to take 3 steps to identify and support those 1 in 6 workers affected. These are:

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Young disabled people are set to benefit from a new wage incentive which is being launched today by the Minister for Disabled People, Maria Miller.

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On the 23rd July UNTitled Theatre is organising an impromptu Waltz event outside the front of Westminster Cathedral.

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Doctors have suspended plans to take more industrial action over the government’s pension reforms, the British Medical Association (BMA) said.

The BMA’s council, which met in Edinburgh, said further industrial action has not been ruled out but that doctors would prefer to seek change through negotiation rather than more action.

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People who use mobility aids such as wheelchairs, mobility walkers and scooters could benefit from a new card to help them travel more freely on public transport.

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Southwark Council is recruiting volunteer stewards for the Olympic Torch Relay in Southwark on Thursday 26 July 2012.

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Responding to the publication of the social care White Paper, draft Care and Support Bill and progress report on funding, Carers UK Chief Executive Heléna Herklots said:

“Every one of us will need or provide care to ill, frail or disabled loved ones at some point in our lives. We all need to know that, when caring affects us, we have the right to support and services to enable us to stay healthy and live lives alongside caring.

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Ministers have refused to fully commit to a cap on care costs for the elderly and disabled in England, saying they need to explore cheaper options first.

They unveiled funding ideas including a higher cap or asking people to pay a fee to opt in to the system.

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Carers UK has joined forces with Barbara Keeley MP and a cross party group of MPs to work on a new piece of legislation to improve the supply of social care and help identify hidden carers.

 Barbara Keeley MP, a long-term advocate for carers, secured a spot in the parliamentary calendar for a ‘Private Member’s Bill’ – a piece of legislation proposed by a backbench MP rather than the Government – and chose to use the opportunity to champion carers.

The bill, the Social Care (Local Sufficiency) and Identification of Carers Bill, aims to;


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Changes to national rules on social care funding will be announced this week that will make it easier for elderly people to move around the country if they need to follow relatives.

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