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A CMG service for people living with learning disabilities is the first of its kind in England to have been rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission.
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It is now less than 100 days until the general election and the political parties are already posturing and making announcements about what they would do if they won on May 7. So now is the time for people with learning disabilities to get…
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Applications for use of the deprivation of liberty safeguards have soared, from about 13,000 a year to around 55,000 in the first two quarters of 2014/15, figures from the Care Quality Commission have revealed.
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Education experts have recommended the introduction of a competency framework to strengthen learning disability education for all nursing students.
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People with learning disabilities and autism are being supported to live more independently thanks to a new technology partnership.
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Children’s films Big Hero 6, Shaun the Sheep and The Penguins of Madagascar are among February’s Autism Films, service provider Dimensions has confirmed.
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A new resource about cervical screening (smear tests) has been launched to try and address the poor uptake of screening for women with learning disabilities.
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The UK has been chosen to host the upcoming 7th Inas European Cross Country Championships, which will be in Yorkshire, it has been announced.
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Pupils from a Somerset school for young people with special educational needs embraced the recent cold snap by creating a glittering winter wall mural inspired by Disney’s award-winning animation, Frozen.
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The National Autistic Society has launched a new campaign that aims to get autism onto the agenda of political candidates ahead of the general election in May.
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