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UK MPs demand national rules to end NHS council travel bans for disabled

UK MPs and peers call for national guidelines after local NHS care boards and councils block disabled people from using personal-assistant funding for holidays abroad, citing 'ridiculous' and 'brazenly discriminatory' practices. The issue is a domestic policy dispute over devolved local discretion versus national rights, with no immediate market impact.

Guardian Worldabout 3 hours agoGBengCredibility 29%View source

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