VRA AGM and Nominations of Trustees
The Vocational Rehabilitation Association’s Annual General Meeting will take place as follows: Tuesday October 29, 2019 at 1300 this follows on from our CPD Webinar. To join the AGM please...
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Access to Work spending up
Government spending on the Access to Work scheme is up to record levels, with £129.1 million spent last year – a real term increase of £15 million since 2010. Access...
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Consultation Events: Health is everyone’s business – More Dates Added!
The Government recently published Health is everyone’s business, a public consultation seeking views on different ways in which government and employers can take action to reduce ill health-related job loss. ...
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A CALL TO ACTION – We Need Your Help!
The Government has just published its Green Paper outlining proposals to reduce ill-health job loss. If you haven’t yet read it, we recommend you do. It has made many valuable...
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VRA members recognised in prestigious Insurance Post Claims Awards 2019
VRA members recognised in prestigious Insurance Post Claims Awards 2019 Fantastic recognition for a number of our VRA members at last week’s CLAIMS AWARDS which is one of the biggest...
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Good Work for Good Health symposium
In May, the Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM), Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) and Vocational Rehabilitation Association (VRA) held a joint symposium in Birmingham entitled ‘Good Work for Good Health – what role...
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Scottish Government funds training for 300 CDMPs over five years
The Scotland National Health Service (NHS) has awarded a five-year program to train up to 300 individuals to become Certified Disability Management Professionals (CDMPs) to serve the country's public and...
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Event: How to be an Ally for Diversity and Inclusion
Event: How to be an Ally for Diversity and Inclusion - 13th June 2019 Visit the below link for more details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-be-an-ally-for-diversity-and-inclusion-tickets-62057022224
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Reflections of rehabilitation professional: difficult times – part 2 –what transferrable skills were useful?
My earlier reflections on difficult times left me somewhat demoralised having been accused of not doing any work and being peer reviewed and ending up providing consultant support for the newly...
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Free Event: Work and Health(care): evidence-informed policy in the UK & Australia – 24 Jun 2019
Free Event: Work and Health(care): evidence-informed policy in the UK & Australia Visit the below link for more details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/work-and-healthcare-evidence-informed-policy-in-the-uk-australia-tickets-61942331180
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