June 2023

The government has announced it will launch a national investigation into safety issues at mental health inpatient care settings this October.
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New guidance is being produced by the Care Inspectorate and Public Health Scotland to support people with learning disabilities to have healthy relationships.
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Turning Point has launched a new health and wellbeing handbook, with easy read versions aimed at empowering people with learning disabilities to make informed choices about their health.
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The charity SeeAbility says free sight testing in special schools will ‘save sights’ and ‘transform lives’, after research revealed that children with learning disabilities are 28 times more likely to have a sight problem than other…
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The Children’s Commissioner has called for a radical rehaul of the SEND system and swift implementation of the SEND Improvement Plan as new data shows that nearly 1.2 million children in England have special educational needs support…
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Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has released guidance for other GP practices after the trust saw a huge increase in the number of people with learning disabilities having annual health checks.
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The true number of autistic people could be twice as many as previously thought, when the number of adults with undiagnosed autism are included in estimates.
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The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is warning that care waiting lists remain “far too high” and could rise again this winter if the staffing crisis in social care is not resolved.
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The government has launched a consultation on the Oliver McGowan Code of Practice on statutory learning disability and autism training for health and care staff.
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Life for people with a learning disability can come with many challenges from accessing healthcare and paid work to dealing with discrimination and loneliness.
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