By making Personal Independence Payments harder to access, Labour is creating another barrier for those already struggling with soaring care costs, workplace discrimination and prejudiced employers, argues RUTH HUNT

The NHS continues to say Covid spreads primarily through ‘droplet and touch’ while the WHO emphasises airborne transmission, meaning vulnerable patients and healthcare workers face unnecessary risks, reports RUTH HUNT

Behind the Samaritans’ promise to always listen, callers face secret restrictions and automated blocks while the charity admits setting limits without clearly warning ‘frequent’ users they risk getting cut off — or why, writes RUTH HUNT

What’s needed are more truly accessible homes, radical reform of the private sector to protect disabled tenants, and a less myopic view of the housing market focused on ‘homeowners,’ argues RUTH HUNT

When over-fifties fracture bones from minor falls, scanning could show if they have this debilitating condition, and steps can be taken to treat it. Major delays and lack of scanners means this isn’t happening properly, writes RUTH HUNT

RUTH HUNT reports on a campaign urging government action to address the life-threatening state of bowel care, the need for a new national policy and adequately trained staff to ensure patient safety and dignity

Access needs for patients with mobility issues still a problem at many NHS trusts, writes RUTH HUNT

Patients and professional bodies are united in calling for action to support those with spinal injuries who are facing unique challenges over heating bills, reports RUTH HUNT

Major bodies that once opposed giving terminally ill patients the right to end their lives have changed their position as demand to reform the laws here in Britain grows, reports RUTH HUNT

RUTH HUNT offers a personal view of the UK ‘opioid crises’

An attack video so outrageous it has already been deleted shows exactly how the mainstream political parties scapegoat disabled people for votes — and do lasting damage, explains RUTH HUNT