disability

Obesity can constitute a disability in the workplace within definitions of the equality legislation, the EU's Court of Justice has ruled.

A third of 33% of women aged over 65 needed help with at least one activity of daily living (ADL), compared to 23% of men, according to the Statistics from the Health and Social Care information centre.

Council long-term care care services are not being received by 80% of the two million older people in need of support, a report from Independent Age and the Strategic Society Centre has found.

The number of years people will live with their health in a 'not good' state has decreased for newborns and increased for over 65s, research has found.

The UK government's guidance on the care act appears to contradict its aim to give patients control of their own care, claim two academics.

Disability and non-health-related issues can be a dicey subject for employers, with many not even knowing how to spot them, let alone how to support affected employees. Hannah Uttley investigates

Employers overwhelmingly disagree with a legal opinion that severe obesity should be treated as a disability, with many saying they will not provide workplace adjustments.

A report, published by Just Fair, has found that the UK government is in breach of its legal obligations to respect, protect and fulfil the human rights of disabled people.

Troubled workplace capability assessment (WCA) supplier Atos Healthcare has warned MPs it did not think its successor would fare any better unless there were real changes.

The Income Protection Task Force (IPTF) has launched ‘Seven Families', an industry initiative aiming to show income protection (IP) and its benefits at work to the wider public.