Minister heckled as he defends Government use of Atos | Independent.co.uk | 4 September 2012
From Independent.co.uk 4 September 2012 (report by Oliver Duggan). Outgoing […]
Disabled benefits claimants face £71 a week fines for breaching work plan | Guardian.co.uk | 3 September 2012
From Guardian.co.uk, 3 September 2012 (story by Shiv Malik). A
Light-bulb ban poses health risk to 2m, say campaigners | The Scotsman | 1 September 2012
From The Scotsman, 1 September 20122. Story by Natalie Walker.
Work4ME – the Scottish co-operative where people count more than profits| 31 August 2012
Work4ME – the Scottish co-operative where people count more than profits| 31 August 2012 Read More »
For some months, a project in Scotland has been thinking
Paralympic sponsor engulfed by disability tests row | The Independent | 29 August 2012
Paralympic sponsor engulfed by disability tests row | The Independent | 29 August 2012 Read More »
From The Independent, 29 August 2012 (story by Nina Lakhani).
Employment ‘main issue’ for many adults with M.E. | Huddersfield Daily Examiner | 28 August 2012
Jo Cameron-Symes leads the Kirklees Independent ME (myalgic encephalopathy) Support
Research, literature review | Is CFS the same as fibromyalgia? | 26 August 2012
Research, literature review | Is CFS the same as fibromyalgia? | 26 August 2012 Read More »
From the Quarterly Journal of Medicine, 26 August 2012, E-published
Sickness benefit contractor Atos Healthcare to review letters | BBC News | 24 August 2012
From BBC News, 24 August 2012 (Story by Andrew Fagg).
Lightning Process | Advertising Standards Authority adjudication on Phil Parker Group Ltd | 22 August 2012
ASA Adjudication on Phil Parker Group Ltd. This can also
NAO calls for overhaul of Atos medical assessments | Pulse | 21 August 2012
NAO calls for overhaul of Atos medical assessments | Pulse | 21 August 2012 Read More »
From Pulse, a newsletter for GPs, 21 August 2012 (story
Obama writes that the US will ‘enhance’ research into ME/CFS | letter to Mrs Courtney Miller | 26 July 2012
President Obama has informed a US-based M.E. advocate that one
Minutes of the AGM of the All Party Parliamentary Group on ME | 4 July 2012
Minutes of the AGM of the All Party Parliamentary Group on ME | 4 July 2012 Read More »
A presentation on studies into Severe M.E. to the All
Watchdog finds ‘weaknesses’ in sickness benefits system | BBC News | 17 August 2012
Watchdog finds ‘weaknesses’ in sickness benefits system | BBC News | 17 August 2012 Read More »
From BBC News, 17 August (story by Andrew Fagg). Auditors
Atos contract does not offer value for money, says National Audit Office | The Independent | 17 January 2013
From The Independent, 17 January 2013 (Story by Nina Lakhani).
Health services research | Equity of access to specialist ME/CFS services in England | BMJ Open, 16 August 2012
From BMJ Open, 16 August 2012 (full text available). Equity
Bath hospital merger plan prompts concern | BBC News (Somerset) | 16 August 2012
Bath hospital merger plan prompts concern | BBC News (Somerset) | 16 August 2012 Read More »
From BBC News in Somerset, 16 August 2012. A plan
Former roller shutter fitter, anxious to re-train for self-employment, caught in benefits trap | Huddersfield Examiner | 15 August 2012
From the Huddersfield Examiner, 15 August 2012. OLIVER Schofield worked
Northern Ireland | Stormont consults on fitness-to-work benefit assessments | 14 August 2012
From BBC News in Northern Ireland, 14 August 2012 Views
Summary of MEA Board of Trustees meeting | August 2012
Summary of MEA Board of Trustees meeting | August 2012 Read More »
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