July 2022

The government has committed a minimum of £7.2 billion to the Better Care Fund (BCF), which will support the joining up of health, social care and housing services to help older people and those with complex needs and disabilities to live…
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The government is seeking views from people with Down’s syndrome, their families, professionals and charities to shape new guidance that will be implemented as a result of the Down Syndrome Act.
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The government has set out new plans on how to improve care for people with learning disabilities and autism and reduce reliance on mental health inpatient care in a new report: Building the Right Support Action Plan.
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The sixth annual Learning from Lives and Deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report has been published by King’s College London.
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More than two-thirds of children in custody have special educational needs (SEN) and educational provision is woefully inadequate for children in both quantity and quality.
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Dimensions have created a new workforce manifesto calling on the government to alleviate the recruitment and retention crisis in adult social care. 
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The Sunnybank Trust and Surrey Heartlands ICS Research Team have produced a new video highlighting the challenges people with learning disabilities face when accessing primary care. 
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All health and social care providers registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) must now ensure that their staff receive training in how to interact appropriately with people who have a learning disability and autistic people, at a…
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A new accessibility app developed by Simon Sansome allows disabled people to rate services and businesses based on how disability-friendly they are.
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Learning disability employment across England has fallen by 9% overall compared to last year, with just one in 20 (5%) supported, working-age adults with a learning disability now in paid employment.
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