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The human rights scandal the Government continues to ignore
Mencap and CBF urge Government to get people with a learning disability and/or autism out of inpatient units.
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Department for Education's Children in Need report "fails to address the falling number of children with a learning disability accessing social care" according to Mencap this Learning Disability Week (17-23 June)
Despite the publication of this report falling at the start of national Learning Disability Week (17-23 June), the needs of too many children with a learning disability and their families are still being ignored, according to learning disability charity M
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New research from Mencap shows bullying of people with a learning disability leading to social isolation
Shocking new research shows that a third of people with a learning disability fear being called names or bullied when they go out.
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CQC's report exposing failures at Northampton adolescent service "long overdue"
Mencap calls for urgent action.
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Over 1,200 handwritten thank you cards to be delivered to Mencap's volunteers - 7 of whom have volunteered for 20 years or longer
Mencap is to deliver over 1200 handwritten thank you cards to volunteers who have made a big difference to the lives of people with a learning disability to mark this year’s Volunteers’ Week.
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On Profound Impact Day Mencap asks NHSE to make ‘simple changes to save lives’
On Profound Impact Day Mencap asks NHSE to make ‘simple changes to save lives’
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Jan Tregelles to step down from Mencap
Jan Tregelles, Chief Executive of Royal Mencap Society, has announced her intention to step down from the role in the autumn of 2019.
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Government fails to transform care for people with a learning disabilities and/or Autism
Mencap demands an end to the ‘human rights scandal’ that is keeping over 2,000 people with learning disability and/or autism locked away
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Government due to miss deadline for releasing people with a learning disability locked away in inpatient units, warns Mencap
Charity warns of a ‘domestic human rights scandal’ as latest data shows around 600 more people are living in institutions than the Government target
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Mencap response to merging Personal Independence Payments, Fit to Work assessments and relieving pensioners of reassessments
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Mencap NI: New Inclusive Cross Community Youth Project Launched
A new EU PEACE IV funded youth project ‘HEROES’ for young people in Belfast, Fermanagh and Derry/Londonderry has been officially launched.
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Mencap NI: Five Children's Commissioners Visit Mencap Children's Centre in Belfast
Five Children’s Commissioners visited the Mencap Children’s Centre in Belfast today, to explore the importance of early support for children with a learning disability and their parents.
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