Tag Archives: disability

£40m budget cuts- Unpaid family carers must be protected

November 2, 2011   Carers, disability, family, ukcuts

Tees and Hartlepool Trust faces ‘huge’ £40m budget cuts

 The Trust will go through a public consultation period to discuss possible cuts

Unions claim services will be hit and jobs lost after health bosses on Teesside announced “huge” budget cuts of £40m over the next three years.

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust is making £16m of cuts this year, followed by £14m in 2012/13 and £10m in 2013/14.

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Disability groups will merge on 1st January

October 31, 2011   Carers, charities, disability

Disability groups merge to form largest user-led charity
Mithran Samuel
Monday 24 October 2011 16:34

The National Centre for Independent Living, Radar and Disability Alliance (DA) are to merge to form the country’s largest disability organisation led by disabled people themselves.

Radar chief executive Liz Sayce is due to take the helm of Disability Rights UK, which will launch on 1 January.

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Scope is to issue a £20 million bond pilot

October 31, 2011   Carers, disability

Scope launches £20m bond programme

31 October 2011

 

  • Scope pilots £20 million bond programme
  • Innovative application of established financial product by UK charity
  • Bond programme could open capital markets for wider charitable sector

Scope is to pilot a £20 million bond programme to generate complementary funding for its charitable activities alongside the traditional donations and philanthropic loans it currently receives.

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