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Start: 21/07/2008 00:14
Webchat with James Purnell MP Secretary of State, on the 22nd July 2008. See this link on the Department for Work & Pensions website. Start: 21/07/2008 00:31
Given the launch of the Green Paper on Welfare Reform today. There is much in the news. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7516551.stm - "Benefit shake-up 'revolutionary'". or the interview with the Secretary of State on the BBC Start: 21/07/2008 15:13
The debate is on and the Consultation document can be found on the DWP consultations pages by clicking here - "No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility". This is one way you can empower yourself in the decisions made about the benefits you receive now or may need in the future. It is a public consultation so your response is welcome. I note many questions were asked about Mental Health & Multiple Barriers to Employment. I note one question about the need for suitably qualified and trained personnel dealing with claims. The Secretary of State mentioned stigma many times especially in relation to mental health. When the debate is published on Hansard I will link to it.
Start: 21/07/2008 20:30
Some of us with HIV also suffer with various mental issues. Re-think have undertaken a study of the stigma of living with mental health which is relevant, in my view, as it explains another barrier to us as a community. The survey can be found by clicking here. | 22
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Start: 23/07/2008 16:12
Attended a meeting of the APPG HIV/AID's this week. Not related to this cause but very informative all the same. Start: 23/07/2008 16:14
One of the key issues that has cropped up throughout this process has been the ability of General Practitioner's to fully understand and comment on a HIV+ persons health in relation to their claim. That is not to undermine the role of the GP merely they lack the specialist knowledge of a HIV consultant. There is also an argument that medical practitioners employed by the DWP are also not specialist enough to comment or understand HIV fully. Given that a "medical practitioner" can be a nurse for example. On the BBC Here is the story. | 24
Start: 24/07/2008 11:23
From the Guardian online - "Department told to 'get a grip' as it spends £11million on handling complaints" | 25
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