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Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust have co-designed digital changes to patient records to improve healthcare of people with learning disabilities an autistic people.
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The latest report from LeDeR (Learning from Lives and Deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people) has been republished and shows avoidable deaths were under reported.
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The Government is under pressure from its own MPs and the NEU, the largest teaching union in the UK, to ensure that the legal rights of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are protected.
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Following a landmark new report from the Stolen Lives Task and Finish Group, the Welsh Government has committed to a three‑year integrated learning disability service transformation programme.
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A group of autism charities have said that the government's response to a House of Lords' report on the Autism Act and the new autism strategy is unacceptable.
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Learning Disability Today is sponsoring the 2026 Leaders' Awards, open to people with a learning disability and autistic people who are challenging stereotypes, pursuing their ambitions, and helping to build more inclusive communities.
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The NSPCC has produced a new set of resources on puberty for young people with a learning disability and their parents/carers.
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The National Autistic Society Scotland is calling on the Scottish Government to introduce the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill.
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Funding of up to £30,000 is available from the RCN Foundation for research projects by learning disability nurses in Wales on addressing health inequalities among people with learning disabilities.
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There is a rising demand for occupational therapy driven by multiple, complex long-term conditions, adding mounting pressure on the occupational therapy workforce.
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