The Inquiry has heard more disturbing evidence about a blanket 'do not resuscitate' policy for anybody over 70 in care homes. Letters were sent by GPs, "essentially telling people that they will be left to die". #CovidInquiry

Arrrggghh The Guardian please stop! At least you didn’t say ‘Pips’ this time. That was really getting on my…. Oh never mind.

On Covid 19 and the downgrading of disabled people’s lives

From the mid 2000s Labour seconded into government as special advisers or officials prominent disability activists & experts such as Jenny Morris, Jane Campbell, Francine Bates, Sally Witcher and Andy Shipley to shape policy & further engage & involve disabled people’s orgs

We may not yet have available disease-modifying drugs for people living with #dementia, but we do have life-modifying ways to enhance people's opportunities to live each day as well as possible and in our view we need to invest in them 1/

A disabled man has chosen to stop taking life-saving medication because it is too hard to get health and social care This is the system we're introducing assisted suicide into. Are we ashamed yet? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Storyholding and handing back the pen: A reflection on #care, #autonomy, and ethical #technology. #ethics #data #digital #story #humanrights scottishcare.org/storyholding-a…

Andy Burnham, Mayor of #GreaterManchester (GM) announces #LiveMore with #SharedLives - a new pilot in GM for people at the earlier stages of dementia who are beginning to feel that some support to stay active and keep on doing the things that matter to them, would be helpful.