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"Working in government is not what I thought I would be when I grew up, I wanted to be a nurse but when I think about the parallels in terms of what I get to do today; it's about helping people," PSM recipient Jodi Cassar said.

Chronic pain affects 1 in 6 people in the United States and around the world, and is the most common cause of disability. Yet medicine’s desperate attempts to treat chronic pain sparked the opioid epidemic. And while many promising non-opioid therapies exist, some of them newly developed, patients face innumerable…

Disability Rights UK campaigner Anna Morell argues that women are not getting a fair deal when it comes to taking time off during the menopause

The Department of Work and Pensions has pledged to support those in need

Living with paraplegia, the Bundaberg dad can struggle to find accessible holiday destinations. Advocates hope a new government partnership will make the tourism industry more inclusive for families like his.

Community visitors should be checking on residents in privately run facilities, Victoria’s public advocate says

South Shields lost out in its bid for the second round of the Tory government's Levelling Up funding, but the North East was also revealed to have the highest proportion of disabled people in the country

Leeds crown court hears how invoices submitted by former Labour MP who is facing eight fraud charges were ‘amateurish’

Why does one child experience excitement at the thought of starting the school year while another experiences debilitating anxiety?

Further payments under the government scheme are due in 2023

Authority also criticised for 'poor communication'