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An autistic schoolboy has smashed his £999 fundraising target for The Fire Fighters Charity after embarking on an epic challenge.
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People with a learning disability are being asked to contribute to new tests that will help improve NHS services ranging from dentistry to acute care, NHS England has announced.
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Learning disability charity Prospects is to join the Livability Group, and within 2 years will become a fully integrated part of the group, it has been announced.
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A special edition of accessible magazine Easy News has been published, which includes an easy read summary of the forthcoming EU Referendum.
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The Dallaglio Foundation, the charity founded by England Rugby legend Lawrence Dallaglio OBE, has teamed up with mental healthcare and education specialists Priory Group to help young people with autism, Asperger’s and behavioural,…
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People from certain groups in society – including those with mental ill health or learning disabilities – are experiencing poorer quality care at the end of their lives than others because providers and commissioners do not always…
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Learning disability charity Mencap is calling for dating website OkCupid to remove a deeply offensive question and apologise to people with a learning disability for the offence caused.
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In this guest blog, Simon Cramp says the latest Care Quality Commission report on Southern Health shows how lessons from past mistakes have not been learnt – and that this has to stop.
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Patients at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust are safe, although there is much work the trust needs to do to improve standards, Minister for Community and Social Care, Alastair Burt, has said.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has reported serious concerns about the safety of patients with mental health problems and learning disabilities in some locations operated by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust – despite it being warned…
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