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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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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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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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The Government has launched new resources called ‘Workshop in a Box’ as part of the Timms Review into the future of Personal Independence Payments (PIP).
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The Government has published the interim report on young people and work, led by former Health Minister Alan Milburn, to better understand the causes of the rise in economic inactivity among young people.
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A new study has found that middle-aged and older adults with high autistic rates are more than four times more likely to develop clinically significant anxiety over time.
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