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Mencap respond to Public Accounts Committee report on Care for People with Learning Disabilities Inquiry
Today (Wednesday 26 April) the Public Accounts Committee has published its report on its inquiry into the delivery and progress made by Department of Health and NHS England’s Transforming Care Programme
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Over three quarters of people with a learning disability are missing out on vital support at GP surgeries
Mencap and NHS England launch Don’t Miss Out guides and video to improve healthcare provision for people with a learning disability
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Mencap response to Equality and Human Rights Commission report on disability
On Monday 3rd April The Equality and Human Rights Commission released a report looking at the barriers facing disabled people in the UK today.
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NHS England to close England’s last long-stay institution for people with a learning disability – Mencap and Challenging Behaviour Foundation response
NHS England announced today that plans to close England’s last stand-alone NHS learning disability hospital, Calderstones, will go ahead after publishing the results of a consultation on its closure.
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Over half of Premier League Stadiums still inaccessible for disabled fans
Only 7 premier league clubs have stadiums that provide the recommended fully accessible toilets for disabled fans, according to a new ‘Toilet League Table’ released today by learning disability charity Mencap.
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Tessa Bolt becomes the first person with Down’s Syndrome to give evidence to a parliamentary committee
Yesterday (Tuesday 7 March 2017) Tessa Bolt has made history as the first known person with Down’s Syndrome to give oral evidence to a parliamentary committee.
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Extra £2bn announced in the Budget for social care is not enough to meet needs of disabled people – Mencap response to Budget 2017
Chancellor fails to take final opportunity to reverse damaging cuts to disability benefits coming in in April
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Mencap responds to claims that people with a learning disability should be able to work for less than minimum wage
Disability campaigner Rosa Monckton wrote an article in The Spectator which argued that people with a learning disability were being prevented from working because employers were required to pay minimum wage
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Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation respond to National Audit Office report on progress to close inpatient units for people with a learning disability.
Todaythe National Audit Office published its report titled “Local support for people with a learning disability”
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NHS England must stop sending people with a learning disability to large institutions – Mencap response to Channel 4 Dispatches
Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation respond to Channel 4’s Dispatches programme (broadcast Wed 1 March 10pm)
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Government ‘billed’ by disability campaigners for planned cuts to disability benefits
Disabled people and MPs present giant invoice outside DWP and Treasury offices
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Leading disability organisations stage 11th hour call for Government to halt cuts to disability benefits ahead of Budget
Open letter and protest arranged to oppose Government’s disability benefit cuts
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