Commission welcomes new powers on mental health advocacy
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has welcomed new powers which will allow it to do more to protect the rights of people with mental ill health. The Mental Health
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Tag: Learning Disabilities
NHS launch national review of deaths of people with learning disabilities
NHS England, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and the University of Bristol have announced the world’s first national programme to review premature deaths of people with learning disabilities. The
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NHS in jobs pledge for people with learning disabilities
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens has thrown down a challenge to the health sector to open up suitable job opportunities to people with learning disabilities. To mark Learning Disability
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Six held on suspicion of murdering man with learning disabilities
The mother of a disabled man has said he was killed by bullies and had “the mind of an eight-year-old”. Lee Irving, 24, of Camperdown, East Denton, was described by
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Lack of hearing loss training severely impacting on learning disabled
Carers are failing to identify hearing loss in people with learning disabilities, severely impacting on their quality of life, according to new research from the University of Sunderland. A pilot
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New resources help frontline staff support people with learning disabilities
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has undertaken a scoping exercise with frontline staff in the criminal justice system to find out what kinds of difficulties they face when
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Pet dogs significantly benefit families of children with autism
A new study has highlighted the potential for pet dogs to reduce stress in parents of children with autism. A team of psychologists and animal behaviour experts at the University
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Lifeways aquires learning disability services from Care UK
Care UK has confirmed that its services to support people with learning disabilities are to be acquired by Lifeways, the specialist care provider which already offers specialist support services to
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PAMIS launch series of events to promote PMLD awareness
This week, 18 – 24 May 2015 is the first ever Profound and Multiple Learning Disability (PMLD) Awareness Week. Headed by PAMIS, an organisation working solely with people with PMLD
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New measures to improve autism services in Wales
A new one-year plan to address priorities for action for children, young people and adults with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) has been published by the Welsh Government. The new interim
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