Written by Siobhan Meade
Disclaimer: this is a personal blog by a BuDS member. The views expressed are personal, and don’t necessarily represent those of BuDS or our Trustees.
24 years ago, I heard five words that will haunt me forever, “you’re never going to see again”.
This is how an Ophthalmologist at a Kent hospital broke the news to a distraught 16 year-old girl, who’s one remaining optic nerve finally gave up the ghost and snapped after I walked into a door at school.
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Covid infections in Bucks nearly doubled last week. The Covid risk has been raised to Critically High, with more people with Covid going into hospital.
This is the last risk post in this format, as the Government have deliberately closed the Office for National Statistics’ Coronavirus Infection Survey, which measures how many people have Covid in the UK. However, we will continue publishing risk assessments using other data – more on this next week.
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People are legally protected from discrimination in the workplace and in larger society by the Equality Act of 2010.
The Equality Act 2010 replaced over 116 separate pieces of legislation with a simpler single piece of legislation. The 9 main pieces of legislation that were merged to create the new Act are:
Covid infections in Bucks remained constant last week. The Covid risk remains Extremely High, with more people with Covid going into hospital.
The Government have made several changes recently to hide the true extent of Covid in the UK. One of these changes is that they are stopping the ONS Infection Survey, which is the most reliable way of finding out how many people have Covid in the UK. Because of this, next week’s risk post will be the last in this format. To find out more about these changes, and BuDS’ reaction to them, use the link below.
Read MoreThe Government have announced as part of their 2023 budget today (15 March) changes to the disability benefit system. BuDS is reading the press releases and papers carefully, and will update this page when we have a fuller understanding of what has been announced. Below, however, are the headlines from the Budget announcement.
The Chancellor announced that the work capability assessment for benefits will be abolished, so that disabled people can seek work without worrying about losing their benefits. It was also announced that a new ‘Universal Support’ programme will be set up to help get disabled people into work, with up to £4000 being spent per person. More details to come on this.
Covid infections in Bucks increased last week, with no sign yet that the current wave has peaked. The Covid risk remains Extremely High. It is unclear whether the current wave, driven mainly by XBB variants, will continue to build.
People are asking why we still issue Covid risk assessments when so many people have stopped taking notice of Covid. The reality is that over 10,000 people have Covid every week in Bucks, and their health is getting worse all the time. Nearly all doctors now believe that Covid causes serious long-term effects for many people who catch it, even if they are not very ill immediately. Covid is destroying the health of Buckinghamshire, one infection at a time.
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The Government have abandoned any attempt at controlling Covid in the UK. That’s the only conclusion that can be drawn from their recent announcements about Covid vaccination and boosters.
In background documents1 slipped out on 7th March during the high profile debate about asylum seekers, the Government have made some extraordinary statements and decisions:
Taken together, these decisions amount to the Government abandoning the people of the UK to a cycle of repeated Covid infections and illnesses.
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Covid infections in Bucks stayed roughly the same last week, with no sign yet that the current wave has peaked. The Covid risk remains Extremely High, and the number of people in hospital with Covid has jumped up by nearly a third.
People are asking why we still issue Covid risk assessments when so many people have stopped taking notice of Covid. The reality is that over 10,000 people have Covid every week in Bucks, and their health is getting worse all the time. Nearly all doctors now believe that Covid causes serious long-term effects for many people who catch it, even if they are not very ill immediately. Covid is destroying the health of Buckinghamshire, one infection at a time.
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