January 2023

Parents with a learning or physical disability are significantly more likely to have their child taken into care, according to an investigation based on reports from more than 100 local authorities in England.
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Maria Caulfield, Conservative MP for Lewes, has announced the commencement of a rapid review into patient safety in mental health inpatient settings in England.
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The latest data from the Office for National Statistic (ONS) shows that while the number of unpaid carers is lower now compared to in 2011, these carers are typically spending significantly more hours a week caring for their loved ones.
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Cultural and gendered expectations can have adverse impacts on the psychological wellbeing of autistic women, according to a new review that says there needs to increased knowledge and training for professionals.
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A new vision to fix the 'broken' social care system has been proposed by the Archbishops’ Commission that calls for a system that enables people with a learning disability “to live the best lives they can”.
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The BBC has revealed widespread abuse across several children’s care homes in Doncaster, which were rated ‘good’ by Ofsted.
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Mark Pearson, who has a learning disability, is one of 80 artists who has been selected for an art exhibition in London this month.
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Disability charities have welcomed the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill in a new report which scrutinises the Bill.
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A coroner has concluded that failings in care by Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) contributed to the death of young man with a learning disability and autism.
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Predictive parenting behavioural interventions could help parents better understand and therefore better support young autistic children with difficult emotions and behaviour.
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