September 2024

A new report from the King's Fund has identified seven key areas for action that the government could take to tackle the injustice of health inequalities in its NHS 10-year plan.
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The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Annual Review of Adult Social Care Complaints for 2023-2024 has revealed that the Ombudsman received 2,982 complaints over the past year, with over 80% of complaints upheld.
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Party conferences are a good way to predict what a Government is planning on a range of policy priorities. With a tough new Budget expected next month from Labour, what were the key messages for people with a learning disability?
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This article summarises some key pieces of research in the learning disability and autism field over recent weeks.
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The National Autistic Society has launched a new campaign, ‘Forgotten Voices’, which is calling on government leaders in Northern Ireland to provide immediate access to short breaks and residential care for families in crisis.
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DanceSyndrome and NHS England have partnered up to launch a new film series encouraging people to consider a career in learning disability nursing.
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New research shows that midwives are ill-prepared to care for women with learning disabilities due to lack of specialist training and resources.
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A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research’s (IPPR) cross-party Commission on Health and Prosperity has called on the government to commission specialist employment support for disabled people and those with long-term…
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A new report from the Disabled Children's Partnership shows that disabled children from minority groups face significant additional barriers to support due to their ethnicity.
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