Learning Disability Today

Supporting professionals working in learning disability and autism services

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Alison Bloomer is Editor of Learning Disability Today. She has over 25 years of experience writing for medical journals and trade publications. Subjects include healthcare, pharmaceuticals, disability, insurance, stock market and emerging technologies. She is also a mother to a gorgeous 13-year-old boy who has a learning disability.

Carers

Unpaid carers are being pushed into poverty, new research shows

Alison Bloomer Jul 25, 2023

New research from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows unpaid carers are being pushed into poverty due to the loss in earnings from caring for a loved one.
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Carers

CSA calls on government to deliver its pledge to “fix the crisis in social care once and for all”

Alison Bloomer Jul 24, 2023

Members of the Care and Support Alliance (CSA) have called on the government to make good on its manifesto promise and deliver the pledge made four years ago to “fix the crisis in social care once and for all”.
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Family

New Disability Action Plan consultation launched

Alison Bloomer Jul 24, 2023

The government has published a Disability Action Plan outlining how it aims to improve the lives of disabled people in the UK.
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Debate

How can healthcare professionals support people with a learning disability

Alison Bloomer Jul 24, 2023

NHS England has published a clinical guide for frontline staff to support the management of patients with a learning disability and autistic people.
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Carers

Availability of holiday childcare for disabled children continues to fall

Alison Bloomer Jul 21, 2023

There are significant gaps in the availability of holiday childcare in England, with drops across all categories of provision over the past year including provision for disabled children.
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Employment

Global job board for disabled people airs its first commercial

Alison Bloomer Jul 21, 2023

The world’s only global job board for disabled people, Evenbreak, aired its first TV commercial this week.
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Lived experience

Three quarters of families with a disabled household member are using food banks

Alison Bloomer Jul 12, 2023

More than half of households experiencing food insecurity, and three quarters of people referred to food banks say that they or a member of their household are disabled, according to new research from The Trussell Trust.
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Carers

Social care workforce shows 1% growth on previous year

Alison Bloomer Jul 12, 2023

The adult social care workforce in England has started to grow again but the vacancy rate is still high and close to the record levels seen over the last decade, according to new data from Skills for Care.
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Education

Survey shows majority of school leaders dissatisfied with current SEND funding

Alison Bloomer Jul 12, 2023

School leaders are significantly dissatisfied with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) funding, according to a new survey.
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Housing

New research predicts massive shortage of supported housing

Alison Bloomer Jul 11, 2023

New research on the future needs of supported housing for people with a learning disability shows that there will be a shortfall of between 27,000 to 34,500 by 2037.
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