People with learning disabilities in England were up to six times more likely to die with coronavirus during the first wave of the outbreak, a study has found. They were
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Police and social services bosses have begun investigations after a woman with “significant” learning difficulties who requires constant supervision was raped and made pregnant. Detail of the case has emerged
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Half of disabled people who were receiving care before the coronavirus pandemic said they cannot now access all the treatment they need, figures show. Around three in 10 (29%) said
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Charities supporting the clinically vulnerable have accused the Government of causing “untold amounts of stress”, after new guidance on shielding was published just hours ahead of the start of a
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has announced a plan to try to help the social care sector prepare for winter in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Ms Freeman said the
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Every winter brings additional pressures to our health and social care system. But this winter we face those pressures in the midst of the global pandemic of COVID-19. The pressures
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More than three-quarters of people who had a loved one die at home during the coronavirus pandemic said the Government has failed to prioritise the care that those dying at
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The Government is being urged to give the care sector emergency funding of £3.9 billion to help it cope with the second wave of the pandemic. Unison joined forces with
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Social care reforms have been kicked into the long grass as a health minister blamed a lack of “management or political capacity” caused by Covid-19. Lord Bethell (pictured) acknowledged the
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England’s social care sector needs £7 billion more a year as an urgent “starting point” to avoid potential collapse of the market, MPs say. An immediate boost is needed to
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