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Philip Hammond has so far resisted all calls to retract remarks about the 'productivity' of disabled people that have been roundly condemned. 
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Families often need the support of professional carers - but carers need support too.
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Scope research involved interviews with over 1,000 disabled people.
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The charity Autism Together have been presented with World Record certificates by Guinness after an endurance-defying effort to support respite care.
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Mencap react: 'care providers don't want to write their own suicide notes'.
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mcch and Choice Support say the merge will enable enhanced services and there are no plans for service closures or cuts to front-line staff.
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The National Autistic Society has highlighted the human costs of a Transforming Care Programme currently failing 3,000 people.
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The Government have put the pursuit of funds from the care sector, which for Mencap alone come close to £20million, on hold for a month.
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The learning disability sector looks set to be pursued by HMRC for an estimated sum of £400million from next Tuesday, October 2.
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Two in five babies exposed to Epilim, Episenta or Epiva will go on to have learning disabilities, but two third of parents are unaware of the link.  
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