Prioritising personalisation in social care can transform people's experience, supporting greater independence and a more ...

A British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey has found that public support for disability benefits remains strong across the ...

The theme of World Suicide Prevention Day is "Changing the Narrative on Suicide”, which encourages us to move away from ...

The NHS Alliance has said that soaring costs associated with the rise in ADHD and autism are running out of control. They are ...

A mother of a child with SEND in Somerset feels she has been left with “no other option” but to sit outside the Somerset Council offices as she fights for a school place for her son.

The Scottish Government has decided to abandon the Learning Disabilities, Autism and Neurodivergence (LDAN) Bill and instead focus on policy reform, service improvement and targeted investment.

The role of unpaid carers has been recognised by the Government in a new action plan that includes measures to help carers reach their potential in education or work. Nearly one in 10 people in ...

Disabled people are significantly more likely to report feeling lonely, than the general population, with findings showing that two in five of people living with disabilities experience loneliness, ...

A new report says that a sustained, visible and non-stigmatising UK-wide campaign on alcohol and pregnancy is now overdue to help prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), one of the country’s ...

Social care packages for young adults costing more than £7,000 per week have grown by 30%, according to a new survey by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS). The packages for ...

Too often, autistic people and people with learning disabilities don’t receive the medical care and treatment they need for illnesses and conditions. Unfortunately, when we look at the menopause, ...

Avoidable deaths among adults with learning disabilities have fallen from 46.3% in 2021 to 39.0% in 2024, according to the latest and last LeDeR report, but they remain twice as high as in the general ...