Harrow Association of Disabled People

02/03/2017

Campaigners in Harrow protest against 'short sighted' cuts to vital disability services http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/15126724.Campaigners_protest_against__short_sighted__cuts_to_vital_disability_services/

CAMPAIGNERS took to the streets to protest against “short sighted” council cuts to disability services.

27/02/2017

A picture from last weeks protest outside of the council building.

25/02/2017

25/02/2017

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39088847

More than 160,000 people will lose out from Personal Independence Payment rule changes, Labour says.

14/02/2017

London’s North West Healthcare NHS Trust secures five year contract with specialist service http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/15090771.London___s_North_West_Healthcare_NHS_Trust_secures_five_year_contract_with_specialist_service/

A five-year contract worth an estimated £19m has been agreed between London North West Healthcare NHS Trust and Medirest, a specialist…

10/02/2017

10/01/2017

Please sign our online petition to save the direct funding of HAD's Welfare Benefits Team by Harrow Council. Currently HAD receives about £27,000 pa from the Council. The team generates over £1,000,000 of benefit payments each year for disabled people in Harrow and helps around a 1,000 clients each year to live independently and with dignity by using these benefits. The proposal by the Council is that direct funding of our team will cease in March this year.

We want to present a petition to the Council at their Cabinet meeting at 6:30pm on Thursday January 19th. Please come along and join us at the cabinet meeting - we are assembling at 6:00pm at the entrance to the Civic Centre in Station Road.

Please sign our online petition:

https://www.change.org/p/rosie-woods-harrow-council-continue-to-fund-a-welfare-benefits-team-for-disabled-people?recruiter=32328697&utm_source=share_for_starters&utm_medium=copyLink

or print out and get signatures for our "paper" petition:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Oj5m9v_1SiOHdhTjNkdkY3TGM/view?usp=sharing

The Harrow Association of Disabled People welfare benefits team have decades of experience and success helping people with disabilities. Each year they assist over 1,000 people with disabilities in Harrow to claim more than £1,000,000 in benefits from the government; so that they can then live their...

05/01/2017

London NHS winter meltdown as 6,000 patients a week left in ambulances outside A&E http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/london-nhs-winter-meltdown-as-6000-patients-left-in-ambulances-outside-ae-a3431401.html

New figures highlighting the extent of soaring winter pressures on the NHS in London emerged on Tuesday. More than 6,000 patients a week are being left in the back of ambulances because A&E departments are too busy to admit them, the Standard can reveal.

03/01/2017

Three Harrow residents named in New Year Honours list http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/14999020.Three_Harrow_residents_named_in_New_Year_Honours_list/

Three people across the borough have been named in the New Year Honours list for dedication to their work. 

03/01/2017

As of today, HAD is officially reopen. We hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas and a brilliant New Year!

Contact us on 0208 861 9920 for assistance with Welfare Benefits, Advocacy, Direct Payments and numerous other things. A list of things we deal with is available on www.had.org.uk

We hope everyone has a great 2017!

24/12/2016

HAD is now closed until Tuesday the 3rd of January. We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎄🎄

07/12/2016

Community gathering at Harrow On The Hill Station to celebrate the success of a sustained campaign for step-free access! Plans are being made for Harrow on the Hill station to become accessible!