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Marina Young: what should the healthcare system learn from her …
3 days ago — By Madeleine Langmead On Nov 11, 2024. The recent inquest into the death of Marina Young – a disabled woman who waited 39 hours in A&E while experiencing an asthma attack – highlights key systemic issues in healthcare settings. The inquest at Preston’s Fulwood Court in September 2024 revealed that prolonged waiting times and inadequate ...
All change: learning disability and the new government
By Alison Bloomer On Jul 18, 2024. With a new government comes the promise of change and in the field of learning disability and autism, change is very much needed. In just two weeks, the new Labour government has hit the ground running claiming that ‘the hard work starts now’. The King’s Speech yesterday gave us the first chance to look ...
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How to provide mental health support for people with learning ...
May 15, 2024 — Anxiety and learning disability. Everyone gets anxiety at some point, but anxiety that becomes unbearable might require some support. Sometimes an event raises anxiety levels, but generally it’s likely to be a number of things that increase anxiety levels such as financial worries, meeting new people or feeling unsafe travelling home late at night.
Research to have on your radar: September
Sep 25, 2024 — This article summarises some key pieces of research in the learning disability and autism field over recent weeks. This includes studies on how adults with learning disabilities are coping with the shift to a cashless society, game based interventions for autistic children and youth, alterative communication methods for people with severe or profound learning disabilities, and the prevalence ...
What are the biggest issues facing people with a learning disability?
Jun 19, 2023 — For Learning Disability Week, Mencap have released the results of its Big Learning Disability Survey, which takes place every two years. It looks at issues such as healthcare, discrimination, money and support with the aim of using the results to campaign for change. Nearly 2,000 people with a learning disability took part in the survey and ...
Dementia & learning disability: common conditions made complex
Jul 31, 2024 — Dementia is a progressive condition that affects mental processes such as memory and problem-solving, as well as mood or behaviour. 1 There are almost 100,000 people currently living with dementia in the UK and this is projected to rise to 1.4 million in 2040. 2 People with learning disabilities are more likely to develop dementia and it is particularly common in those with Down’s syndrome ...
The importance of disability representation in the media
Sep 29, 2021 — As 20% of the global population have a disability, a mere 8.2% was represented in the broadcasting industry with 5.4% working on screen and just 3.6% within senior TV executive roles. The current growth is just 0.9% even though campaigners had …
Growing older with learning disabilities: how to support people as …
Nov 30, 2022 — Life expectancy for people with learning disabilities has improved in recent decades and many are living to later life. Chronological age though cannot be taken as a reliable indicator of age-related needs as each person will have different disabilities and circumstances.. Older people with a learning disability are also more likely to develop serious health problems due to late diagnosis ...