Travellers with disabilities can save up to a third on most rail fares if they qualify for a Disabled Persons Railcard.

It costs £18 for a year's railcard and if you are travelling with an adult companion, they can get the same discount. Having a railcard also gives you access to special offers which include saving up to 35% on weekend hotel breaks and a free Rough Guide to Accessible Britain 2010 book.

For more information:

Telephone 0845 605 0525, textphone/minicom 0845 601 0132 

email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  Website www.disabledpersons-railcard.co.uk                 

A national campaign to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination is encouraging people to join and organise events which get people active.

Time to Get Moving is a week of activity events from 9 to 17 October 2010. People organising local events will

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The government has set out ambitious plans to give NHS patients more choice.

Under the new proposals, set out in the White Paper 'Equity and Excellence', England's 35,000 GPs will be organised into groups and given the budget to buy services for their patients. Primary Care Trusts will be abolished by 2013 and local authorities will

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Health Secretary Andy Burnham has launced the National Care Service in England which will provide free care to anyone who is old or disabled.

It will be funded by contributions from everyone in a fair way and so will protect people's savings or homes in the event of them needing long term care. 

People who have to live in residential care will, from 2014, get their care for free after two years and there will be more help to pay the residential costs. Andy Burnham also said there will be more support for carers under the new system.

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