October 2014

A Department of Health report that provides examples of services that improve the health and lives of people with learning disabilities.
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Babies born by Caesarean section may be more likely to develop autism, according to new research but the authors have urged women not be alarmed by the findings of the small-scale study.
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A 21-year-old resident at Avon Park Care Home in Strathaven has made his mum’s "dream come true" by attending her recent wedding in Glencoe.
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Devon and Cornwall Police has charged 15 more people over alleged offences relating to three learning disability care homes in Devon, bringing the total number charged in the case to 22.
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The government’s decision to scrap the Independent Living Fund (ILF) will be a “retrogressive step” in terms of helping people with disabilities to live independently, according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
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Arsenal and England footballer Jack Wilshere has initiated a sporting challenge – ‘Uppies for Autism’ – to raise awareness of autism and funds for The Autism Trust.
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has launched a Disability Hate Crime Action Plan as new figures reveal the number of people convicted for such crimes fell in the past year.
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About 150 people with learning disabilities from across the country came together recently in Croydon at a specially-organised event to mark Black History Month.
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Treat Me Right! started out providing learning disability training for healthcare staff in an NHS Trust, but has since snowballed, driven forward in part by a man with Down’s syndrome. Editor Dan Parton reports: When John Keavney, who has…
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Barbara Bowness - 1000 Lives Improvement (Public Health Wales, 2014) This improvement guide has been produced to enable healthcare organisations and their teams to successfully implement a series of interventions to improve the safety and…
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