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Celebrating 10 years of reducing health inequalities and making a difference

In April 2017, Health Education England (HEE) commissioned a training programme as part of its Children and Young People’s Mental Health Education and Training Fund.

The Green Light Toolkit helps mental health services respond effectively to people who have autism or learning disabilities in addition to mental health difficulties

This document is for health and social care professionals to use to encourage uptake of the free flu vaccination that people with learning disabilities are entitled to....

Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities have been a key part of NHS plans to improve health and reduce premature mortality since 2008. Annual health checks are part of an Enhanced Service, designed...

Pharmacy teams in community, primary care and acute hospital settings see many people with learning disabilities....

In 2016, NHS England asked NDTi and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation to develop a pathway for children and young people with special educational needs/learning disabilities whose behaviours challenge.

Calls to pay people with learning disabilities below the minimum wage fly in the face of the evidence – not to mention the law.

This evidence suggests that Shared Lives has the potential to play an important role as an option for people with mental ill health – as a form of accommodation, short breaks or day support.

Guest Blog from Doreen Kelly, Director of Beyond Limits an organisation based in South West England that has piloted a tailored approach using Individual Health Budgets in the form of an Individual Service Fund that ensures a truly person centred approach to support.