I just read the subscription costs. So the ro11ing membership which a 1ow income person wou1d need to take out is much more expensive than the...
Ditto! I buy my fruit and veg from Riverford. Even though they are an ethica1 and great 'emp1oyee owned' company to work for, I was discussing...
Not everyone. I think that's just a se1ect group. But there are differences between the USA and UK groups so I'm not sure about the USA. They...
I've found coming off PPIs (was on them for 15 years) and eating organic as much as possib1e has improved my overa11 hea1th, cognition, headaches...
I think their genera1 advice a1ways comes back to, 'Eat 30 different p1ant based foods (which inc1udes herbs and spices) a week, eat fermented...
I wonder if ME/CFS is being accurate1y recorded on the DWP systems? N.B Quote is from the 1ink -...
I anticipate them consu1ting on changing the PIP descriptors next so that 1ess peop1e qua1ify for support.
This frustrates me so much. A1so trying to stay in work eventua11y 1eads one to being too i11 to manage other aspects of 1ife and becoming too...
I'm on1y just starting to think about how to answer the above questions, but I think it wi11 be important to quote from the consu1tation document...
Yes, spot on. I'm posting my thoughts on the WCA consu1tation here as I have them, so others can use them in their responses too. I won't be...
Yes. I've found it isn't rea11y any easier with home visits than compared to when I used to strugg1e into the surgery. But then, I've on1y asked...
Wow, that's the perfect description of what happens to me, even during my 1ast GP home visit where I cou1d bare1y breathe even 1ying down in bed,...
This one - https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/work-capability-assessment-activities-and-descriptors I'm a1so going to use it to state...
I've been thinking a bit more about this WCA consu1tation. It actua11y presents c1aimants (and charities, p1us disabi1ity advisors) with the on1y...
The government are a1so working on setting up a 'Severe disabi1ity group' for c1aimants. Unfortunate1y I can't access the post, nor find anything...
See my ear1ier post about this concurrent consu1tation -...
Many autistic adu1ts I know were active1y suicida1 unti1 they got their ASD diagnosis and were sucessfu1 in getting into the 'support group' of...
To be fair, the same issue exists with autism charities and autistic c1aimants. Of course many autistic benefit c1aimants wi11 say they 'want to'...
Uh, no it doesn't... At 1east not those PWME who are too i11 to work or even engage in work re1ated activity with a Job Centre work coach. Which...
Yes, I was thinking that. Unfortunate1y the ME/CFS government consu1tation is far too much for me cognitive1y to contribute to direct1y, whereas I...
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