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A new report from Mencap found that people with a learning disability face significant barriers when travelling on public transport, including abuse.
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Campaigners have long called for an end to the inappropriate detention of people with a learning disability in inpatient units, but without the right housing and support systems in place, many are left without a place to go.
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More than 200 third sector leaders in Scotland have called on the First Minster to take steps avert health and social care crisis in Scotland.
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A new study in the BMJ found that ADHD medication is linked to reduced risk of suicide, drug abuse, transport accidents and criminal behaviour.
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The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has discovered that Stockton on Tees Borough Council wrote to nearly 100 families of children about EHCP annual reviews that had not taken place.
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New research found that there is a complex relationship between ADHD and the menopause in which menopausal symptoms and ADHD symptoms may differ in those with and without a diagnosis.
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The Skills for Care report on the size and structure of the adult social care workforce shows that social care vacancy rates have returned to pre-Covid levels.
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New research shows that ADHD traits are associated with lower quality of life, which is partially mediated by insomnia severity.
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Primark has launched new seated mannequins in its stories co-designed by disability advocate and wheelchair user, Sophie Morgan.
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As part of the neighbourhood health services launched under the government’s Plan for Change, student nurses will be encouraged to pursue a career in adult social care.
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