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In the current issue

In brief

Fears raised over assisted dying and funding backs work scheme. Saba Salman reports

Pension credit: well worth a claim

More than one in three pensioners are missing out on a benefit that pays extra for carers and those with severe disabilities. Charlie Callanan looks at the pros of pension credit

Reducing risks of further deaths

Coroners issue prevention of future deaths reports to inform organisations about risks they could manage to reduce needless fatalities. George Julian looks at how effective these are

An emergency haven

A short-term accommodation and support service – in an ordinary house in an ordinary street – is keeping people out of long-stay secure units if their care breaks down. Amanda Topps reports

Claim settled over negligent care

A man with complex needs suffered psychological and physical harm, including a broken arm, after being detained under the Mental Health Act. The case, now settled, highlights the need for better care in institutions entrusted with vulnerable individuals, says Yvonne Kestler

Film for women’s health

Women with learning disabilities often do not go for cervical screening, so a health organisation worked with women to create an accessible video on the procedure. Vanica Patel reports

Austerity proves brutal

Austerity was one of the most regressive economic strategies of any postwar government. Mary O'Hara examines its long-lasting effects on many people, especially those with disabilities

Anti-welfare exposed

How did an approach to assessing people’s ability to work become linked to hundreds of deaths? John Pring spent over a decade investigating bureaucratic violence against disabled people

Humans amid the horror

An exhibition that tells the stories of British-born people who were murdered by the Nazis, bringing out their humanity, has attracted thousands of visitors. Simon Jarrett was involved in making it happen

Women lead on stories

Issues affecting women with learning disabilities have often been neglected – and a book of life stories intended to remedy this turned out not quite as expected. Susanna Shapland reports

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