The UK economy could get a £3.9bn boost over the next five years if the government reforms the 40-year-old Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) system, a landmark report from Unum UK,...
Over one million more disabled people are in employment compared to five years ago according to the latest ONS (Office for National Statistics) on 17 May. The latest figures show...
Today the Chair of the COVID-19 public inquiry Baroness Heather Hallett, has written to the Prime Minister with recommendations to expand the terms of reference. Included within this is the recommendation that...
The VRA is one of 23 organisations that have joined BACP in calling for mental health to be urgently added into the Public Inquiry into COVID-19 calling inquiry’s remit. The letter to the...
Employment Minister Mims Davies has praised efforts by employers and specialist service companies to bring more workers excluded by disability and mental health issues into employment. The Mid Sussex MP...
On February 22nd myself, trustee Emma Drinkwater and member of the VRA Jo Vallom-Smith got together via teams and delivered a talk to Northampton University Occupational Therapy Society about our...
It is important that Ukrainians arriving in UK have support with their work needs. We know that people will need help to adjust and being able to work will provide...
The National Guideline Alliance (NGA), on behalf of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), is looking to recruit committee members to develop a clinical guideline on Rehabilitation...
The Royal Society for Public Health is producing a resource for Allied Health Professionals, showcasing their role in supporting people’s health in work, and exploring barriers they face to doing so,...
We asked Maria Morris, who in December was named VR Practitioner of 2021 at the VR Awards to tell us a little more about her work. I wanted to share...
