Voluntary Organisations Disability Group

The Voluntary Organisations Disability Group represents organisations within the voluntary sector who work alongside disabled people. It is a charity registered in London founded in 2008.

Rhidian Hughes is the chief executive.

It has repeatedly criticised the government's handling of the sleep-in carers issue[1] and has had correspondence from Kelly Tolhurst, the minister, on behalf of non-profit employers in the social care sector.[2]

It opposed the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019.[3]

The organisation has repeatedly called for an end to austerity[4] and lobbied government for sustainable reform of the social care system.[5]

It supports the development of assistive technology in social care.[6]

In December 2019 the group reported that 2,250 people with special needs were detained in long-stay NHS accommodation. 463 had been there for more than five years and 355 for more than 10 years. Effective provision of care in the community appeared a remote prospect for these patients.[7]

  1. ^ "Guidance on pay for sleep-in carers 'does not go far enough'". Third Sector. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. ^ Brindle, David (16 January 2019). "Hundreds of UK care workers threaten walkout over wage cuts". Guardian. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Social Care Sector Condemns 'Unfit Proposals' To Reform Mental Capacity Laws". Rights Info. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Stop the cuts that sap the life out of society". Guardian. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Social care green paper delay is a disservice to older and disabled people". Charity Today. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  6. ^ "New report highlights untapped potential of assistive technology". Care Home Professional. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  7. ^ "'National scandal' sees hundreds of people detained in UK hospitals for more than 10 years". Homecare Insight. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.