User led disability charity Buckinghamshire Disability Service (BuDS) has criticised as ‘frightening and counter-productive’ Liz Kendall MP’s statement to the BBC that DWP Work Coaches will be offering employment support to inpatients in mental health hospitals.
In a statement issued by the charity, the Chair of Trustees, Andrew Clark, said:
“As a charity, we feel well qualified to speak on this matter. Not only does BuDS include people with mental health conditions, many of whom have been inpatients, but we support many people with mental health issues into work through our Reach4Work project. That project was led until recently by a person with bipolar affective disorder – see https://buds.org.uk/buds-bipolar-and-me-my-journey-with-reach4work/
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