A Moment of Reckoning 1 comment
Adult social care faces a “moment of reckoning”, says Baroness Casey Update August 2026 The Big Conversation on Care launched on 29 July and is open now at caseycommission.co.uk/bigconversation (external [...]
What Is Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)? 0 comments
What Is Functional Neurological Disorder (FND)? To help you get the most out of Liam Virgo’s guest blog about his recovery from FND, here’s a plain-English introduction to the condition [...]
Steering social care into safer waters 2 comments
Safer waters for social care? Part of our ongoing coverage of the Casey Commission – see the full timeline. I’m sensing a tiny spark of optimism that the new Prime [...]
AI could widen inequality 1 comment
Warning that AI could widen inequality Autistic people and adults with learning disabilities risk being left behind by the AI revolution, according to the group behind AI Can, one of [...]
No second chances 1 comment
End of Life Care: No Second Chances Many of us will face the moment when someone we love needs end of life care, whether in a care home, at home [...]
Accessible EV chargers 6 comments
Accessible EV chargers still in short supply You may recall the European road trip undertaken recently by DMUK to assess the accessibility of EV charging facilities between Birmingham and Torrevieja [...]
New Institute for Obesity 1 comment
Research charities set up new Institute for Obesity Obesity is without doubt one of the major challenges we need to tackle, as the NHS struggles to cope with the increased [...]
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 [...]
Action plan on brain injury 0 comments
Call for end to government procrastination on ABI Action Plan Page updated July 2026 The UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) has called on the Government to end years of [...]