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Dear all This seems very relevant to list members who have recently been raising concerns about DWP work assessments. This is from the BPS who are collecting responses from members, so if anyone is a BPS member you can respond through them. Deborah Begin forwarded message: > From: "[idfac] BPS MN Discussion" <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Fw: New Consultation: (Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health) - Improving Lives: Green Paper on Work, Health and Disability > Date: 10 November 2016 10:20:54 GMT > To: Deborah Chinn <[log in to unmask]> > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > > All replies to this message go to the Intellectual Disabilities Faculty and not the individual sender. > To contact this sender direct email [log in to unmask] > Please note: your email address will be shared with the group when replying to the group. > --- > Please see below details of this consultation and how to respond. > Best wishes > Kate > > Dr Kate Theodore > Clinical Tutor > > Doctorate in Clinical Psychology > Department of Psychology > Royal Holloway, University of London > Egham, Surrey > TW20 0EX > > Tel: 01784 414303 > Fax: 01784 472746 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > Available: Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays > > https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/kate-theodore(3cf4755b-ad60-4fa0-ba60-1ec3e9e0d95d).html > > > From: Joseph Liardet <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 5:18 PM > To: Joseph Liardet > Cc: Lisa Morrison Coulthard; Ian Gargan > Subject: New Consultation: (Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health) - Improving Lives: Green Paper on Work, Health and Disability > > Dear Members, > > New Consultation: (Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health) – Improving Lives: Green Paper on Work, Health and Disability > > *Please could you circulate this message onwards to other Society members within your Divisions/Faculties who have the relevant expertise or interest in this area.* > > Lead Author > If you are interested in contributing to this, please send your comments to Dr Lisa Morrison Coulthard ([log in to unmask])who is leading the Society’s response, by Monday 19th December using the attached response form. > > More information can be found here: > http://www.gov.uk/workandhealth > > The consultation document can be found here: > https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/564038/work-and-health-green-paper-improving-lives.pdf > > > Consultation description > We are pleased to be able to share the news that ‘Improving Lives – the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper’ has been published this afternoon by the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health. > > This consultation seeks views on how we can halve the disability employment gap. Despite the current record-breaking labour market, 4.6 million disabled people and people with long-term health conditions are out of work. Less than half (48%) of disabled people are in employment, compared to 80% of the non-disabled population. > > Topics in this consultation include the role of employers and work coaches, improvements to the welfare system, investing in innovative services, occupational health support and changing the culture around work and health. > > The Department for Work and Pensions and the Department of Health are keen to hear views from all interested parties, especially disabled people and disability organisations. > > > Please see our Guidance for Contributors document for a brief, guide to the processes involved in the preparation of Society responses to consultations as well as ensuring that all your comments adhere to the Society’s Quality Definition – comments that don’t do so may not be included (it is particularly important to provide full references for any citations or online resources mentioned). > > If we haven’t heard from anyone by this date, we will assume you are happy for the Society not to respond. > > Further details of the consultation are below. > > Kind regards, > > Joe. > > > > > > Joe Liardet | Policy Administrator (Consultations) > St. Andrews House, 48 Princess Road East, Leicester, LE1 7DR > t: +44 (0)116 252 9936 m: > w: www.bps.org.uk > > Visit PsychSource, the Society’s gateway to a host of online resources for research, teaching and practice in psychology. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The British Psychological Society > This email is intended for the addressee only. 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