Welcome to the EquIP Cymru website
EquIP Cymru is a collection of groups concerned with
disabilities in Wales. It is professionally led by RCGP Wales, with
full support from GPC Wales.
It includes:
RNID Cymru
RNIB Cymru
MIND Cymru
Mencap Cymru
Disability Wales
NHS Centre for Equality and Human Rights
Wales Centre for Health
Welsh Assembly Government
Equality and Human Rights Commission
GPC Wales
This website has been developed for patients
and professionals interested in disability equality for primary
care. It has been designed with the needs of disabled people in
mind. We hope that you will find it useful and easy to use. If you
cannot find the answer to your question here, please try some of
the links to other sites, which may provide the information you
require.
We know from the recent Disability Rights Commission's (DRC)
formal investigation that disabled people often have a greater need
for primary care than others; they are often our least well
patients, and generally live shorter lives. Yet in the past, they
were the ones who had the most difficulty accessing appropriate
services. The vast majority of them are loyal and patient patients.
It is now time to improve things for them.