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Mencap press releases on learning disability news and issues.

 
4 April 2013

Mencap targets CCGs with charter to eliminate health inequalities in the NHS for people with a learning disability

Mencap has launched a charter to eliminate health inequalities in the NHS, as new research reveals that over 1,200 people with a learning disability die prematurely every year in NHS care.
 
27 March 2013

Mencap responds to Cineworld ban of girl with Down’s syndrome

Mencap responds to the news that Cineworld banned a girl with Down’s syndrome from a screening as she was 'laughing too loudly'.
 
26 March 2013

Mencap announces new Chief Executive

 
19 March 2013

Mencap research: “scandal of avoidable death” as 1,200 people with a learning disability die needlessly every year in NHS care

 
12 March 2013

Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation respond to CQC Care Update

Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation have responded to the CQC Care Update which was published today.
 
8 March 2013

Mencap response to CQC inspection into Drummond Court, Bury St Edmunds

 
19 February 2013

Lady Rix (Elspet Gray) - an appreciation

 
15 February 2013

Golden Lane Housing and Mencap launch £10 million charity bond

 
8 February 2013

Mencap responds to Public Accounts Committee criticism of DWP fitness to work tests

Mencap responds to the Public Accounts Committee's criticism of the Department for Work and Pensions fitness to work tests.
 
5 February 2013

Children and Families Bill: Disappointing reform will make no real difference to children with special educational needs, says Mencap