We use our experience and expertise across a range of interest areas to try and influence long-term, strategic change to improve the lives of our service users, those who can't necessarily access our core services (such as prisoners and those in the homeless community) along with their families and carers.
Consultation responses
We respond to government consultations relating to disability and acquired brain injury. Read some of our responses below:
2022
January
- Workforce: Recruitment, Training and Retention for health and social care (Health and Social Care Committee),
- Improving Outcomes for Women in the Criminal Justice System (Public Accounts Committee),
- Prisons Strategy White Paper (Justice Committee)
- Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (VAWDVASV) (Welsh Government)
2021
December - Adults with Complex Needs (NICE)
October - Smart Homes and Independent Living Call for Evidence (APPG for Assistive Technology)
September
- Long-term Strategic Framework for Health and Social Care Workforce Planning (Health Education England),
- Domestic Abuse Act Statutory Guidance (Home Office)
- APPG Inquiry into Mental Health and Domestic Abuse
July - Rehabilitation for Chronic Neurological Disorders including Traumatic Brain Injury (NICE)
June - Women's Health Strategy (Department of Health and Social Care)
May - Mental Health in Prison (Justice Committee)
April
- Long-Term Funding of Adult Social Care (Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee)
- Women’s Health and Well-being in Prisons (APPG for Women in the Penal System)
March - Inclusivity Data Taskforce (Office of National Statistics) and CQC Strategy Consultation (Care Quality Commission)
January - Neurodiversity in the Criminal Justice System (HMPPS)
2020
November - Workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care (Health and Social Care Committee)
June - Domestic Abuse Bill Written Evidence (Public Bill Committee) and Social Care: Funding and Workforce (Health and Social Care Committee)
2019
July - Overarching Principles: Sentencing Offenders with Mental Health Conditions or Disorders (The Sentencing Council)
2018
September - Strengthening probation, building confidence(HMPPS)
2017
March - WHSSC Revised Draft Commissioning Policies for Specialised Rehabilitation (Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee)
February - CQC 'Our next phase of regulation' Consultation(Care Quality Committee)
2016
November - NICE Mental Health of Adults in contact with the Criminal Justice System (NICE)
September - Justice Select Committee Inquiry into Prison Reform (Justice Select Committee)
August - Communities & Local Government Committee Inquiry into the Financial Sustainability of LA Adult Social Care
June - NICE Physical Health in Prisons
February - Communities & Local Government Committee Inquiry into Homelessness
January - Impact on the Comprehensive Spending Review on Health and Social Care
2015
November - Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty
If you have any questions about our influencing and policy work, please contact us at: foundation@thedtgroup.org
Events
We attend a number of different events, but also host events of our own:
2020
August - The Disabilities Trust writes an article on brain injury for the Magistrates Association
2019
November - Expert Roundtable for Brain Injury and Domestic Abuse
July - Smart Home Technology and the Future of Social Care Round Table
June - MP Brain Injury Screening Day in Westminster
February - Launch of Making the Link: Female Offending and Brain Injury
2018
November - The Disabilities Trust's Dr Ivan Pitman meets with MPs to discuss brain injury in prison
October - The Disabilities Trust attended the launch of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Acquired Brain Injury's 'Time for Change' Report in Parliament
Group membership
We have worked with or are members of the following groups:
Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG)
Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Alliance
Criminal Justice and Acquired Brain Injury Interest Group (CJABIIG)
All Party Parliamentary Group on Brain Injury
Care and Support Alliance
Independent Neurobehavioural Providers Alliance (INPA)
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