May 2021

A new casebook by Mencap and Hft has revealed the shocking levels of people being restrained in assessment and treatment units on people with learning disabilities and/or autism. 
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Ten years on from the Winterbourne View scandal, the National Autistic Society pledges to hold the Government to account on its promises to close 35-50% of inpatient beds for autistic people with or without a learning disability. 
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Publishing group Hachette UK has teamed with Mencap to help reduce the everyday stigma and misunderstanding people with a learning disability face.
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The Covid-19 pandemic affected people with a learning disability disproportionally from the rest of the general population. David O'Driscoll, a grief expert, asks whether we should mark the deaths in the community in some way so people know…
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New ‘interaction hubs’ have been created at learning disability services run by national charity Hft to allow people with learning disabilities to be able to enjoy the company of their loved ones safely. 
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Urgent attention is needed to address the health inequalities that people with a learning disability face in the hospital setting that leads to poor care and safety outcomes, according to a new study.  
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Research reveals that some SEND children have been missing out on specialist support, a problem which has been exacerbated by chronic underfunding in the sector.
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Down’s syndrome is a genetic condition caused by an extra chromosome in a baby's cells. Typically, babies are born with each cell containing 23 pairs of chromosomes, or 46 chromosomes in total. 
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Adults with learning disabilities and diabetes are more likely to have health problems than people with diabetes who do not have learning disabilities, according to new research.
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The learning disability charity MacIntyre have been given almost £170,000 of National Lottery funding for their new project 'Dying to Talk'.
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