NHS ombudsman warns of years-long waits and patients paying thousands to go private as demand for services soars
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The Centre for Young Lives has published its annual State of the Nation report, collating data and indicators to track trends in poverty, mental health, education, safeguarding, housing, special educational...
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Kinship Care has published a new report on the experiences of children who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are raised by kinship carers...
The government’s child safeguarding advisers have urged major reforms to protect severely disabled young people in residential care after “horrific and shocking” abuse revelations at a string of homes run by a private...
More than 1,300 people in the UK died while homeless last year, according to figures that highlight the stark regional differences within the UK, as cuts to health, mental health and drug and alcohol services took their...
Teachers are concerned over a lack of access to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in schools, with 92 per cent saying their school either has not enough or no access to provision. Read the full article...
Disabled people and their families are facing “significant reductions” in access to support workers, day-care services and respite care, new research has found.
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Exclusive: doctors surveyed say young people forced to endure long waits as NHS services overwhelmed
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What Works for Children’s Social Care has published findings from research conducted by King’s College London into the characteristics of mothers who accessed postpartum psychiatric care and had involvement with...
The Disabled Children’s Partnership has published research into the experiences of disabled children and their families in England. Findings from a survey of over 2,000 families include: 1 in 5 parents said that their...
Local authorities in England are struggling to provide enough early years places, particularly for children with disabilities, according to a report published by charity Coram Family and Childcare Read the full article...
Government must increase funding to boost the recruitment and retention of specialist mental health staff in order to reduce “unacceptable” waiting times for young people with eating disorders, the Royal College of...
The poll of 2,200 parents and carers of disabled children, released ahead of the government’s response to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) review expected next month, finds that local authorities...
