Voluntary Organisations Disability Group

The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group represents organisations within the voluntary sector who work alongside disabled people. It is a charity registered in London founded in 2008.

Rhidian Hughes is the chief executive.

It has repeatedly criticised the government's handling of the sleep-in carers issue[1] and has had correspondence from Kelly Tolhurst, the minister, on behalf of non-profit employers in the social care sector.[2]

It opposed the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.[3]

The organisation has repeatedly called for an end to austerity[4] and lobbied government for sustainable reform of the social care system.[5]

It supports the development of assistive technology in social care.[6]

In December 2019 the group reported that 2,250 people with special needs were detained in long-stay NHS accommodation. 463 had been there for more than five years and 355 for more than 10 years. Effective provision of care in the community appeared a remote prospect for these patients.[7]

References
  1. "Guidance on pay for sleep-in carers 'does not go far enough'". Third Sector. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. Brindle, David (16 January 2019). "Hundreds of UK care workers threaten walkout over wage cuts". Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. "Social Care Sector Condemns 'Unfit Proposals' To Reform Mental Capacity Laws". Rights Info. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. "Stop the cuts that sap the life out of society". Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. "Social care green paper delay is a disservice to older and disabled people". Charity Today. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. "New report highlights untapped potential of assistive technology". Care Home Professional. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. "'National scandal' sees hundreds of people detained in UK hospitals for more than 10 years". Homecare Insight. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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