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Campaign aims to boost number of young adults with SEND in work by 10,000

A new campaign will aim to boost the number of young people in work with a learning disability or autism by 10,000 in the next eight years. The charity DFN Project Search is aiming to support 10,000 young adults between 18-25 years old with Special ...

29 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Annual health checks planned for people with learning disabilities

Funding of £2 million is to be shared between health boards in Scotland to deliver annual health checks for people with learning disabilities. The initiative will aim to address health inequalities and ensure any issues are identified and treated ...

20 May 2022 at 12:24

Local News

It's ready, steady, grow for Twin Towns Community Garden group

It's ready, steady, grow for amateur gardeners all over Donegal after the storms of the past few days and a bunch of enthusiasts in Ballybofey-Stranorlar area are gearing up for what they hope will be a fruitful season ahead. Situated behind the ...

22 Feb 2022 at 21:33

Government’s plans for NHS set out in Queen’s Speech

The Government will reform mental health rules, aim to clear the NHS backlog caused by the Covid pandemic, and give a renewed focus to women’s health, according to the Queen’s Speech. In previously-announced reforms, the Prince of Wales set out ...

10 May 2022 at 12:55

Derry News

Derry launch of ‘Invisible Lives: Stories of the Covid Lockdown'

A new book featuring heartbreaking stories of how some of Derry's adults with learning disabilities coped with the Covid-19 lockdown has been published by local charity Destined in association with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. ...

22 Jan 2022 at 17:33

Reform healthcare to help autistic people trapped in system – Robert Buckland

A former justice secretary has called on the Government to grant his “abiding” wish by reforming the law to help autistic people who are kept in mental health units against their will. Conservative MP for South Swindon, Sir Robert ...

20 Jan 2022 at 19:55

Local News

Stage Beyond plays Cupid with dating event for adults with learning disabilities

An award-winning Derry-based charity organisation is hosting a unique event in the city tomorrow aimed at helping adults with learning disabilities find their soulmates. Stage Beyond, the Millennium Forum’s resident theatre ...

29 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Learning disabled children 11 times more likely to die prematurely, study finds

Children with learning disabilities are at least 11 times more likely to die prematurely compared with their peers, new research has found. Deaths from causes which were considered treatable were also 16 times higher for ...

31 Aug 2022 at 11:36

Scotland

Lack of support leads learning disabled Scots to rely on benefits, MSPs told

A lack of support for Scots with learning disabilities has created a “reliance on the welfare state”, MSPs have been told. Campaigners at Enable Scotland, which provides support to this group, said too many “fall off a ...

25 Jan 2023 at 12:37

Local News

Success for Derry care team in the National Learning Disability and Autism Award (NI)

The Western Health and Social Care Trust has congratulated Greg Nixon, Service User from Derry and his local care team Potens (NIDCA) who won the National Learning Disability and Autism Award (NI) for ‘Breaking down ...

08 Apr 2023 at 10:33

Scotland

Welfare guardianship orders at record high of almost 18,000

The number of people in Scotland living with a welfare guardianship has reached a record high of almost 18,000. Courts appoint a welfare guardianship order when a person lacks the capacity to make some or all ...

07 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Needs of patients with learning disabilities not being met in hospitals – report

Hospitals must do more to provide effective care for people with learning disabilities, the patient safety body has said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said the current system can ...

02 Nov 2023 at 09:02

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