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  • Title

    "The social care system is on the brink of collapse" - Mencap Responds to the CQC State of Care Report

    Date
    21 October 2022
  • Title

    'Superhero' charity CEO swims the length of the London Marathon to raise vital funds for Mencap

    Edel Harris OBE, Chief Executive of the learning disability charity Mencap, is swimming the length of the London Marathon – 26.2 miles - to raise vital funds for people with a learning disability.

    Date
    20 October 2022
  • Title

    Mencap urge Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) across England to sign their Treat Me Well pledge to tackle health inequalities

    As BBC Panorama investigate the shocking health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability, Mencap are calling on ICS leaders to show their commitment by signing their Treat Me Well pledge

    Date
    10 October 2022
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    Priced out and forgotten: Mencap head to Westminster to demand support for most vulnerable this winter

    Date
    22 September 2022
  • Title

    Hollyoaks Stars Tackle Terrains to reach Snowdon Summit for Learning Disability Charities

    Triumphant trekkers, including actress and Mencap ambassador Emily Burnett, take on ten-hour challenge in aid of Mencap

    Date
    30 August 2022
  • Title

    Chelsee Healey, Jorgie Porter and Jessica Fox among stars backing celebrity 'Push to the Peak' challenge for learning disability

    Hollyoaks stars share video messages for co-star Emily Burnett and her aunt Teresa Pope, who has a learning disability, as they prepare to scale Snowdon this weekend in aid of Mencap and Sunday Circle

    Date
    26 August 2022
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    “The tragedy that happened to us as a family and to Diana is happening almost on a daily basis” – Dame Carolyn Fairbairn DBE, Royal Mencap Society’s Chair of Trustees

    Date
    28 July 2022
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    Mencap responds to new analysis from the Health Foundation

    According to new analysis released today by the Health Foundation, NHS in England could face a shortfall of almost 40,000 nurses by 2024

    Date
    20 July 2022
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    Mencap responds to the governments Women's Health Strategy

    Today, the government has published the first ever Women's Health Strategy for England to tackle the gender health gap

    Date
    20 July 2022
  • Title

    "We’re deeply concerned by these findings, which show how stretched the social care sector has become":Mencap responds to ADASS's 2022 Spring Survey report

    Today, ADASS released its 2022 Spring Survey report.

    Date
    19 July 2022
  • Title

    Hollyoaks Stars 'Push to the Peak' to Support People with a Learning Disability

    Date
    18 July 2022
  • Title

    Mencap responds to the government's 'action plan' to close inpatient hospitals for people with a learning disability and/or autism

    Today, the government have finally published their ‘action plan’ - ‘Building the Right Support’, which is a national plan to get people with a learning disability and/or autism out of inpatient mental health hospitals across England.

    Date
    14 July 2022

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