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VRA Webinar 24 July 2018 – My Bubble, Your Bubble

Please register for My Bubble, Your Bubble on Jul 24, 2018 11:00 AM BST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5796686164761872387 Dr Julie Denning (Working Towards Wellbeing) The aim of this webinar session is to...
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Disability and employment

There were an estimated 3.7 million people of working age (16-64) with disabilities in employment in January-March 2018, an employment rate of 50.7%. The rate for people without disabilities was 81.1%. 376,000 people with disabilities of...
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Fit for Work – an evaluation

Fit for Work was an occupational health assessment and advice service looking to address long-term sickness absence. The assessment service was for employees who were on (or at risk of...
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Mental health misconceptions

New research looks at the impact mental health misconceptions have on the time it takes people to seek the support they need: 60% of UK people are unable to identify...
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Diabetes and Work

A third of people living with diabetes experience lack of support and understanding from colleagues in the workplace.  Research from Diabetes UK has found that one in six people with diabetes in work,...
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From Prison to Work: Using IPS

72,000 people were released from prison in the UK last year, and roughly 90% will have some form of mental health or substance abuse need. Everyone leaving prison, and especially...
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Disability Perception Gap

In 2000, a third (37%) of disabled and a third (34%) of non-disabled people felt that there was a lot of prejudice towards disabled people. Seventeen years later – in...
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