September 2024

The independent Darzi report of NHS performance has concluded it is in a critical state with people with a learning disability particularly facing severe disparities and access to care.
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There are around 1.2 million unpaid carers living in poverty in the UK, with around 1 in 10 (400,000) living in deep poverty, according to a WPI Economics report for Carers UK.
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Two in five parents of children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND) are giving up their jobs due to a lack of support, according to new research from the charity Support SEND Kids.
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New report finds children with SEN are five times more likely to be permanently excluded from school than their peers without SEN.
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In recent weeks, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has come under fire for refusing to withdraw its guidance on Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII). The calls to withdraw the guidance came from a group of  researchers and…
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A new national survey conducted by the University of Exeter found there was a huge variation in treatment and shared-care prescribing of ADHD medication for young adults.
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Experts say the health and wellbeing of disabled people living in the UK is being “shockingly neglected” after new research revealed that 1.3 million people with complex disabilities in the UK are not active enough to be healthy.
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At our health and wellbeing conference on 12th September, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Professor of Intellectual Disability & Palliative Care at Kingston University, will discuss how we can involve people with learning disabilities in…
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Charities have welcomed the government’s decision to extend the Household Support Fund, but are concerned that a six-month extension does not provide a long-term solution for those struggling with the cost of energy, food and water.
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