August 2024

The UK has among the longest waiting times for hospital-based care compared to other high-income countries, according to a new report by the Health Foundation.
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Disability Rights UK are urging people who use public transport to look out for disabled women and girls after new figures from the British Transport Police revealed an increase in the number of crimes against females.
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A new report from the Resolution Foundation found that disabled children fall out of the disability benefits system as they approach adulthood.
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A group of autistic campaigners have written to Scotland’s First Minister to highlight the need for the Learning Disabilities, Autism, and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill to be included in this year’s Programme for Government.
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People with learning disabilities are missing out on lifesaving cancer treatment due to their cancer being found too late leading to avoidable cancer deaths.
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Today, Carers UK delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street calling for urgent action to be taken to address the challenges unpaid carers are facing.
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The Scottish Government has unveiled plans to improve support for women and girls with a learning disability who have experienced gender-based violence.
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This article summarises some key pieces of research in the learning disability and autism field over recent weeks. This includes studies on the working relationships between support workers and adults with learning disabilities,…
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Campaigners are disappointed that the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health refuse to withdraw its guidance on fabricated or induced illness by carers.
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Ahead of the Learning Disability Today and Kingston University conference on 12th September, one of our speakers, Lauretta Ofulue, a Health Visitor at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, shares what drove her to train as a…
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