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A recent King's Fund report said councils successfully reflected the social care costs of providing care and support to adults of working age in the fee rates. Yet ARC say this is flawed.
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Wes Streeting, the health secretary, has called for an investigation into learning disability care provider Lifeways after ITV uncovered cases of serious neglect at its care homes.
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A BBC investigation has found that an autistic woman with a learning disability was locked up in a mental health hospital for 45 years.
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A group of disability charities have launched the Haven Consortium, which aims to improve the lives of young people with disabilities and their families in the Highlands.
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A new report from The King's Fund has found failing provision in social care is linked to increased staff costs that are not funded by the government.
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A new artificial intelligence (AI) model aims to improve hospital care for people with a learning disability by predicting length of stay.
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NICE has approved another epilepsy treatment for Lennox–Gastaut syndrome. Fenfluramine can be used as an add-on to other antiseizure medicines.
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A new campaign has been launched to change Care Quality Commission guidance on the use of village communities to allow people with a learning disability more choice.
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A new report from the King's Fund says that 64% of patients have experienced problems with NHS admin, with carers amongst those most affected.
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New research from the University of Glasgow has found that young adults with a learning disability are nine times more likely to die from treatable causes and premature mortality.
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