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The government scheme for disabled people, Access to Work, is under serious threat, according to the Access to Work ...
The Losing Learning Coalition say half of all children suspended from school have special educational needs (SEN) and extra funding is needed for schools to prevent exclusions.
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund, said: “There are more than 150 pages of a vision of how things could be different in the NHS by 2035, but nowhere near enough detail about how it ...
The Second Reading of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill has passed with 335 votes to 260 – a majority of 75 – following a last-minute major concession from the Government.
Beyond Words has launched its latest word-free book, co-authored by people with learning disabilities. The Cheeky Seagull is set on the Kent Coast, in a town based on Deal, its high street, market and ...
The Government has published the Oliver McGowan code of practice, which sets out standards for training on learning disability and autism for Care Quality Commission (CQC)-registered health and social ...
In an attempt to curb a rebellion by its MPs, the Labour Government has made some changes to its controversial welfare reform. However, disability groups have universally said that no amount of ...
Innovation in social care refers to developing and applying new ideas, practices, models or technologies that improve quality, accessibility, efficiency and outcomes. However, innovations are often ...
Technology doesn’t replace human care, but it expands the ways in which that care can be delivered. It provides professionals, families, and individuals with more tools to foster creativity, ...
After losing his seasonal job at Chessington World of Adventures as a result of the Covid pandemic, Alan Booth, a 34-year-old man from New Malden, struggled with his mental wellbeing. He was living in ...
A reasoned amendment to the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, due to have its Second Reading in the House of Commons next week, has been signed by over 120 Labour MPs, and the ...
The Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland (LLR) Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA) Collaborative has produced a new health toolkit to help people with learning disabilities lead healthier and ...