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A cross-party meeting was held today by Baroness Casey to discuss the work of the Independent Commission on Social Care and priorities for reform.
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People with a learning disability who have diabetes are at higher risk of dying from the condition and progressing to severe disease and insulin therapy.
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The latest LeDeR report found that the rate for adults with a learning disability who died in 2023 from a preventable cause is still nearly twice that of the general population.
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New research shows that 89% of autistic people age 40-59 years and 97% of people aged over 60 years are estimated to be undiagnosed.
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The Down's Syndrome Association has produced a series of resources to help families of children with special education needs and disabilities return to school.
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has said that a new report from think thank Policy Exchange about overdiagnosis of neurodivergence in young people is "poorly evidenced".
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New research from the Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE) shows that the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) system is overwhelmed and misunderstood.
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The Equality and Human Rights Commission has responded to the Welsh Government's consultation for its Disabled People’s Rights Plan and says more meaningful improvement is needed.
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Minister for Care, Stephen Kinnock confirms that the Learning from Lives and Deaths: people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report will be published in September.
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Disability rights consultant Zara Todd has been appointed to head the Government's new Independent Disability Advisory Panel, which will focus on health and disability policy.
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