Reflections of a rehabilitation professional: Christmas 1980
After the excitement of allowing our 1-year old child to open his Christmas Stocking and getting the turkey in the oven, the family got into the car and went to...
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1/3 of people with a learning disability find it hard to apply for jobs
Less than 6% of people with a learning disability known to their local authority are in paid employment in comparison with 76% of the general population in paid work. This...
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Disability pay gap: new TUC research
The TUC has released new research; this found that the current disability pay gap for all employees stands at 15.5%. This pay gap means that disabled people effectively work for...
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VRA AGM and Nominations of Trustees
The Vocational Rehabilitation Association’s Annual General Meeting will take place as follows: Tuesday November 2019 at 1300 this follows on from our CPD Webinar. To join the AGM please follow...
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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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