Tag Archives: Disability
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Diversity in construction needs to be top priority
Diversity issues in construction are hardly new, but a greater representation of historically marginalised groups is vital and must happen sooner rather than later
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Closing the disability employment gap
Despite government and other initiatives, efforts to get more disabled people in work are falling short of official targets which increasingly appear difficult to meet
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Benefits of neurorehab
Specialist rehabilitation for patients with complex neurological disability would save the NHS money, says British Society of Rehabilitation Medicine president Professor Lynne Turner-Stokes, of the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London
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Recruit skilled construction workers from diverse groups
The traditional image of the building site needs to change with the times and a skilled workforce recruited from unexpected places, writes Mark Smulian
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Stroke units signal the way forward
Treatment and prevention of stroke remain a postcode lottery which is costing lives. At the start of Action on Stroke month, Danny Buckland reports some progress, but finds a job still to be done
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New technology to improve stroke diagnosis
e-ASPECTS will standardise the interpretation of stroke CT scans to increase significantly the uptake of stroke treatments
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Barriers for disabled people in the workplace
Attitudes towards disabled people are changing for the better, but there are still significant barriers to overcome in the workplace, writes Nick Martindale
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Employing people with disabilities boosts business
There are many good reasons why it pays to have a diverse workforce, as Karen Higginbottom discovers