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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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Mencap responds: Philip Hammond ‘derogatory’ disabled employment comments
A statement by Chancellor, Philip Hammond, suggesting an increase in disabled employment contributed to a fall in UK productivity, has caused outrage
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Mencap response to DWP roadmap to get 1 million more disabled people into work – mild and moderate learning disabilities overlooked
Mencap has responded to today’s (Thursday 30 November) announcement to get 1 million more disabled people into work with concern that people with mild or moderate learning disabilities have been overlooked.
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Budget silence on sleep-in funding – voices of people with a learning disability ignored – Mencap response
Mencap responds to today's Autumn Statement.
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New consortium takes over Changing Places
On the 15 November 2017, Mencap announced that the charity will be stepping down from the Changing Places Consortium, following 10 years of campaigning work.
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Mencap responds: Electoral Commission report in accessible voting in 2017 general election
Today the Electoral Commission has published its ‘Elections for everyone’ which surveyed over 3500 disabled people to find out how accessible they found voting.
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Mencap responds to Government confirmation of supported housing U-Turn
Last week the Prime Minister announced* that the Local Housing Allowance cap would not be applied to supported housing, an issue the sector has campaigned against for 2 years.
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Mencap responds to LHA cap announcement that it will not apply to supported housing sector
During Prime Minister’s Questions (Wednesday 25 October 2017) the Prime Minister announced, as detailed below, that the Local Housing Allowance cap will not be applied to supported housing.
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Nurse allowed to continue practising despite being found guilty of punching young man with a learning disability
A fitness to practice hearing at the Nursing and Midwifery Council has found a nurse, who worked at Winterbourne View during the time of the BBC Panorama expose, guilty of punching a young man with a learning disability.
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Mencap responds to UN Committee report on UK Government policies towards disabled people
Yesterday (Thursday 31 August) saw the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities publish their concluding observations on the UK’s compliance with the UNCRPD.
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UK employers join Mencap call to get 120,000 more people with a learning disability in to employment over next 10 years
Mencap urges new Government to keep manifesto pledge to get 1 million more disabled people into work1 and improve employment opportunities for people with a learning disability
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Apprenticeships provide employment boost for people with a learning disability
Mencap is using Learning Disability Week (19-25 June), to highlight the low levels of people with a learning disability in paid work and the need for employers to open up their recruitment practices.
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