June 2026

The long-awaited Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry marks a watershed moment for the health and social care system, in how it cares for the most vulnerable members of our society.
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This Learning Disability Week, we look at the current and long-standing barriers to improving care and support for people with a learning disability across healthcare, employment and support services?
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Date to be confirmed 2026! Description: Pain is often underdiagnosed and undertreated in people with learning disabilities and autistic people. This is because it can be difficult to identify due to communication barriers or diagnostic…
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Date to be confirmed 2026! Description: Compassionate conversations about death and dying are important for people with a learning disability and autistic people, as they enable them to be involved in decisions about their care,…
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A new report from the Royal College of Nursing is calling for learning disability nursing to be strengthened to help support the unique healthcare needs of people with a learning disability.
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A new survey from Mencap has found that 48% of employers have a misplaced fear of getting it wrong when employing people with a learning disability.
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This year's annual conference by DFN Project SEARCH discussed how to break down the barriers that people with learning disabilities face in securing employment.
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The Government recently published its Schools White Paper, saying it “sets out a vision for education for the next decade, for a generation of children who will live into the next century”. But what are the legal implications for children…
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Following a statement by Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch calling for the repeal of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), disability charities have responded by calling for it to be strengthened.
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A new report has found a “very significant surge” in demand for education, health and care plan (EHCP) assessments, as parents seek to secure an EHCP before new SEND legislation takes effect in 2029.
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