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Learning disability charity Mencap has produced a resource for parents and carers of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) to help ensure they are involved in making best-interest decisions about health matters.
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The number of people with learning disabilities receiving an annual health check from their GP has risen in the last year to 53% – but this is only a 5% rise on figures for 2010/11.
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The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland’s only UNESCO Word Heritage site, has become fully accessible to all by installing a Changing Places toilet.
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New technology has allowed geneticists to use a single blood test to screen a person’s entire DNA to diagnose learning disabilities, it has been revealed.
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a consultation seeking views on the impact the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in 2015 would have on users, local authorities and the wider care and support systems.
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The Ministry of Justice’s plans to reform the criminal justice system must ensure that people with mental health problems or a learning disability are identified, Sean Duggan, chief executive of the Centre for Mental Health, has said.
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The Government has confirmed that it is to close 27 Remploy factories by the end of the year.
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A report and guidance has been published by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) that aims to tackle the inequalities in health and social care faced by people with learning disabilities who are from from black and…
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Worcestershire County Council’s proposal of a ‘maximum expenditure policy’ to cap the amount of social care services an adult with disabilities can receive have been criticised as ‘flawed and wrong’ by the WeareSpartacus campaign group.
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It's all happening on the autism front - but what does the frenetic activity amount to for people with autistic spectrum conditions? Bob Hudson offers an 'everything you need to know' guide...
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