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Mencap appoints new Trustees
Royal Mencap Society has appointed three new trustees as it continues to pursue its ambitious plans to enhance opportunities for those with learning disabilities and reduce discrimination.
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Mencap appoints new CFO
Paul Stevenson, former CFO Supply Chain at Burberry, is set to join learning disabilities charity Mencap as Chief Financial Officer in January 2019.
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Mencap welcome blue badge announcement
Following the news that people with hidden disabilities will be entitled to a blue badge from next year, please see our statement.
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Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation respond to new report, Transforming care - the challenges and solutions.
Today (Tuesday 29 May) the Voluntary Organisation Disability Group (VODG) published a new report, Transforming care - the challenges and solutions, which highlights on-going failures in NHS England's Transforming Care programme.
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Daniel Tozer Inquest
Today a Coroner gave his conclusion of an inquest into the death of Daniel Tozer in 2015.
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New research by Mencap shows rise in demand for specialised supported housing
New research commissioned by the learning disability charity Mencap, in partnership with Housing LIN, has revealed that the Specialised Supported Housing (SHH) sector is more than double the size of previous estimates and that demand for SHH is rising.
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Concerns over lack of clinical training causing avoidable learning disability deaths
New research suggests a lack of training for health professionals could be contributing to 1,200 avoidable deaths of people with a learning disability happening every year
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