MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'incapacity benefit'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:29:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3721835&cid=t_211256_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2FJB8hPVPp_-Q%2F [Guest post by Tom Pollard, Policy and Campaigns Assistant for Mind] A quick check of the media coverage would lead anyone to believe that welfare spending is squandered on ‘cheats’ and ‘scroungers’. The suggestion is that slashing this corner of the budget will not hurt anyone honest, whereas cuts in other departments will hit decent working folk. The more that can be carved out of the £192bn that is spent on welfare each year, the less painful the cuts in other departments will be. As it happens, disability benefits only make up a small proportion of welfare, as a closer look at Government spending will show you. But let’s put that aside for now and consider the essence of the Government’s plans: that many people on Incapacity Benefit could and should go back to work. Many ... Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3721835 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:56:47 +0100 3721835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2552992&cid=t_211256_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F29%2Frecent-health-related-statutory-instruments-2%2F SI 2009 No. 1548 Children And Young Persons, England And Wales Protection Of Vulnerable Adults, England And Wales. The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2009 SI 2009 No. 1541 Social Security. The Social Security (Incapacity Benefit Work-focused Interviews) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 SI 2009 No. 1488 Social Security. The Social Security (Equalisation of State Pension Age) Regulations 2009 Posted in Human Resources, Legislation, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Adults, Children, Driving, Human Resources, Incapacity Benefit, Legislation, Pensions, Social Security, Vulnerable People (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2552992 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:37:08 +0100 2552992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2367395&cid=t_211256_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F04%2F15%2Fmanagement-of-long-term-sickness-and-incapacity-for-work%2F Title: Management of long-term sickness and incapacity for work Source: NICE The Skinny:  This guidance is for all those who manage long-term (or recurring short- or long-term) sickness absence and incapacity, including employers and people working in the NHS. It will also be of interest to workplace representatives and trades unions, employees and those receiving incapacity benefit or employment and support allowance (ESA). Three of the recommendations aim to help employers and employees work together to ensure the right support is available to help someone on sickness absence return to work as soon as they are able. Recommendations for employers include: Identify someone who is suitably trained and impartial to undertake initial enquiries with an employee who is experiencing long-term ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2367395 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:17:36 +0100 2367395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947088&cid=t_211256_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F11%2Fanother-barrier-to-social-mobility.html I really do not understand what is going on.This government, this Labour government, is introducing policies that David Cameron’s Tories would not dare suggest. Last week, it was the authorisation of “top up” payments for health care. Now it is an attack on the security of tenure traditionally enjoyed by council house tenants and it will be the underprivileged, the physically and mentally ill in particular, who will suffer in the name of weeding out the scroungers.So many of my patients live in the twilight world of benefit traps. Ben Goldacre will be taking a look at some of them on Radio 4 tonight at 8.00 pm. Some of my patients are unemployed and looking for work. A larger number of them are on incapacity benefit (full details of Incapacity Benefit here) . Some of those labelled a... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947088 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:13:00 +0100 1947088