The government has promised to train 4 000 new specialist teachers and provide £10 million in funding, following the publication of a review into how to improve the identification and teaching of children with dyslexia in England. The year-long independent review, […]
Disabled children ‘still being failed by NHS’
The NHS is still failing to meet the basic health needs of disabled children, despite funding and policy commitments from the government, according to a new report. The report accuses primary care trusts (PCTs) of an “unacceptable” failure to allocate funding […]
Research will help disabled people climb the career ladder
The disability campaigning network RADAR has launched new research that aims to discover how disabled high-flyers succeed in their jobs. The research, Doing Seniority Differently will ask high-achievers what strategies they use and what their employers offer to help them – […]
Disabled ‘hacker’ launches two new bids to avoid extradition to US
Alleged Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon has launched two new legal bids to avoid being extradited to the United States, where he faces a possible prison sentence of 60 years in a maximum security prison. McKinnon, from north London, who was only […]
Mental health survey findings could be sign of a “tipping point”
The public have become more positive about including people with mental health problems in their local community, according to an annual survey. The survey for the Department of Health of more than 1, 750 adults in England found that the proportion […]
Direct payments for health care move a step closer
MPs have backed new laws that will allow the NHS to give patients – including those with long-term conditions – direct cash payments to spend on their own treatment. The Department of Health has already approved 70 pilot projects across England […]
BBC casts disabled EastEnders character as it launches talent search
The BBC is to introduce a wheelchair-using actor into its flagship soap opera EastEnders, as part of efforts to raise the profile of disabled performers across the industry. David Proud will join the cast of EastEnders later this year, playing the […]
Peers call for more cash for dementia strategy
Peers have called for more to be done to support people with dementia and their families despite welcoming the government’s national strategy. They were speaking during a Lords debate on dementia secured by Baroness Murphy a former professor of old age […]
MPs criticise poorly trained dementia care staff
Most of the social care workforce has a “very limited” knowledge of dementia, according to a “deeply disturbing” new report by a committee of MPs and peers. The Prepared to Care report by the all-party parliamentary group on dementia concludes that […]
Care and health regulator to study effects of recession
The new independent care regulator is to examine the long-term impact of the recession on social care and health services, as one of seven studies and reviews it will be carrying out this year. The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) recession study […]