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...
Charities providing specialist care to thousands of vulnerable adults with learning disabilities and severe autism are having to “evict” residents to avoid insolvency because of tax and wage rises and local authority...
A strengthened national approach for preparing children and young people with SEND for adulthood and better cross-agency working are key recommendations following a joint inspection of six local area partnerships...
‘Major reforms’ of the funded childcare entitlement system are needed to benefit disadvantaged children, experts have urged, as latest analysis finds that two thirds of poorer families are missing out. Read...
Young children and babies living in low-income households are often the most likely to miss out on early childhood support despite being among those most in need of help, a report by two children’s charities is...
The government is investing £740m on increasing the number of places for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published an update on safeguarding children who have disabilities in residential settings in England. In a letter to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, the DfE outline...
Mental health patients in England are being harmed by the increase in placements in psychiatric units far from their homes and families, a new report indicates.
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NSPCC Learning has published a Why language matters blog on using child-first language when talking about children who have disabilities. The blog explores how shifting language can help professionals to: see the child...
The DWP confirms that draconian ‘savings’ are coming down the track. Are we a nation that will repair hospitals, but not help a nurse with long Covid?
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The number of children being referred to mental health services for support has topped one million for the third year in a row.
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