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Ending the Culture of Fear: Reforming the PIP assessment system to get decisions right first time Much of the political and media debate about Personal Independence Payment (PIP) has focused on the idea that it’s too easy to qualify. A new report from Z2K – Ending the Culture of Fear: Reforming the PIP assessment system

NHS night cleaners are often not seen and not heard by the public they serve. Through Lewis Khan’s photographs and interviews, they reveal the vital role they play in keeping our hospitals safe.

This paper argues that sociology’s distinctive value in health research lies not in amplifying experiential accounts but in analysing the social structures and norms that shape them—a contribution oft...

An online event about work in Camden to foster voluntary engagement with employment support among ill & disabled people on Universal Credit

Research Fellow (qualitative methods) to join the Discovering Liveability: Co-producing alternatives to suicide prevention project, contributing to innovative suicide research that centres liveability...

28/05/2025

An online event to hear from expert speakers and open up a debate about how to improve employment opportunities for disabled people

An NIHR Research Programme for Social Care Funded study based at the Mental Health Social Care Research Centre, University of York

Sixteen careers advisers based in five Scottish universities were asked a range of questions designed to explore possible impacts of alterations in student mental health and wellbeing on their prac...

The Mayor of Greater Manchester accused Labour of pandering to 'certain newspapers'

Since Tuesday’s announcements on disability benefits, commentators have rightly been focused on the £6.5bn worth of cuts to benefits for…

Dr Annie Irvine on why we need a much more holistic approach to understanding capacity in order to tackle mental health-related inactivity.

Dr Annie Irvine on why we need a much more holistic approach to understanding capacity in order to tackle mental health-related inactivity.

Dr Annie Irvine on why we need for a much more holistic approach to understanding capacity in order to tackle mental health-related inactivity.