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Amputees feel unprepared 0 comments

Majority of UK amputees feel unprepared and unheard in their first prosthetic limb decisions, new research finds The majority of lower-limb amputees in the UK say they were not properly [...]

Unpaid Carers Action Plan 0 comments

Government launches new action plan for unpaid carers The government has unveiled a new action plan aimed at improving support for England’s millions of unpaid carers, promising a more joined-up [...]

Lasting Power of Attorney 0 comments

Lasting Power of Attorney (England and Wales) A Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is a legal document that allows you to appoint one or more people you trust to make [...]

Legal Aid crisis 0 comments

Disabled people ‘unable to enforce their rights’ as legal aid system reaches breaking point A major new report has warned that thousands of disabled people, older people and families are [...]

ADASS Spring Survey 0 comments

ADASS warns social care is reaching a tipping point Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. New survey highlights rising waits, growing mental [...]

Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas 0 comments

Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas – first such international resource Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) has launched the Alzheimer’s Disease Atlas (AD Atlas), a first of its kind platform highlighting how countries diagnose, [...]

Care Where We Live 1 comment

Local councils must be at the heart of adult social care reform, says LGA Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. A major [...]

Home Equipment Grant Fund 0 comments

New Home Equipment Grant Fund from Muscular Dystrophy UK Muscular Dystrophy UK has launched a Home Equipment Grant Fund which can cover the cost of buying equipment when statutory services [...]

Supreme Court DoLS Ruling 1 comment

Supreme Court DoLS ruling: what has changed? Updated 30 June 2026: Government guidance published This article has been expanded following the publication of Government guidance on the Supreme Court judgment. [...]