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Review uncovers lower life expectancy for ethnic minorities with a learning disability

People with a learning disability from Black, South Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds face shorter ...

Children Headlines

Government ‘has more work to do’ on landmark childcare reforms – report

The House of Commons have warned the government should consider wider policy changes to ensure ...

Adult Headlines

Pressures on NHS mental health staff causing vicious cycle of staff shortages

An influential parliamentary committee has heard concerning evidence of increasing pressures on NHS mental health ...

Care Headlines

Carers pushed into poverty by loss of earnings, report shows

Carers are being pushed into poverty after losing nearly £9,000 a year on average after ...

Care Headlines

Social work association criticises NHS long-term workforce plan

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) has criticised the NHS workforce plan for ignoring ...

Headlines Health

People in poverty twice as likely to need hospital for lung conditions – report

Living in poverty with a lung condition doubles the risk of an emergency hospital admission, ...

Families Headlines

Two-child limit and the benefit cap fail to meet their own aims, study shows

The benefit cap and the two-child limit have caused hardship to tens of thousands of ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

New study reveals an app helps identify autistic children in India

Children with autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders in India can be identified by community healthcare ...

Headlines Physical Disabilities

Owning a pet does not reduce symptoms of severe mental illness, study shows

Living with and having a close bond with a pet animal does not necessarily lead ...

Children Headlines

Figures show one in ten children hit by two-child limit

Children’s charities have written to party leaders in the House of Commons demanding the removal ...