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  • Title

    Mencap responds to ONS stats on COVID deaths in the care sector

    Mencap responds to ONS stats on COVID deaths in the care sector

    Date
    11 May 2021
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    "Where's the ambition and funding for social care?": Mencap responds to the Queen's Speech

    ​​​​​​​Mencap responds to today’s Queen’s Speech and calls for more ambitious reform and funding for social care.

    Date
    11 May 2021
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    Tommy Jessop, star of Line of Duty, answers fan questions with Mencap

    Date
    5 May 2021
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    Mencap responds to ONS figures showing disabled people are more likely to feel lonely and a burden on others

    Mencap responds to ONS figures showing disabled people are more likely to feel lonely and a burden on others

    Date
    9 April 2021
  • Title

    Royal Mencap Society responds to the Supreme Court's judgment on the payment of sleep-in shifts for support workers

    Today, the Supreme Court announced its judgment on the Royal Mencap Society V Tomlinson-Blake case on the payment of sleep-in shifts for support workers.

    Date
    19 March 2021
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    Mencap responds to CQC report into DNACPR decisions during the COVID pandemic

    Mencap responds to CQC report into DNACPR decisions during the COVID pandemic

    Date
    18 March 2021
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    “It is crucial that people with a learning disability are part of this revolution”: Mencap responds to Spring Budget and calls for employment schemes to be inclusive

    “It is crucial that people with a learning disability are part of this revolution”: Mencap responds to Spring Budget and calls for employment schemes to be inclusive

    Date
    3 March 2021
  • Title

    Mencap responds to JCVI announcement that all people on the GP Learning Disability Register should be invited for the COVID vaccine

    Mencap responds to JCVI announcement that all people on the GP Learning Disability Register should be invited for the COVID vaccine

    Date
    24 February 2021
  • Title

    As the new phase in the vaccine rollout begins, Mencap calls for everyone with a learning disability to be urgently prioritised

    Date
    15 February 2021
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    “The Government must step up and address this scandal”: Mencap responds to new ONS data on the COVID death rate of people with a learning disability

    “The Government must step up and address this scandal”: Mencap responds to new ONS data on the COVID death rate of people with a learning disability

    Date
    11 February 2021
  • Title

    "This reform will backfire unless the crisis in social care is addressed now": Mencap responds to the Government's Health White Paper

    Today, the Department of Health and Social Care published its Health White Paper.

    Date
    11 February 2021
  • Title

    Harvey Price announced as Mencap Ambassador: Price plans to use his new role to raise awareness of learning disability and tackle stigma

    ​​​​​​​Today, Harvey Price has announced that he will be taking up a new role as Ambassador for the UK’s leading learning disability charity, Mencap.

    Date
    10 February 2021

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