Tag: healthcare
People of determination
Massrat Shiakh writes from Oman about the progress towards addressing special educational needs in the Middle East.
Middle Eastern countries have undergone significant transformation and...
Navigating the EHCP labyrinth
SEND lawyer and parent Sarah Fitzgibbons debunks some common myths about EHCPs.
According to the latest government data, there are of 1.37 million children in...
The fatal cost of healthcare inequalities
Simple healthcare changes could save the lives of people with a learning disability
Medical professionals do a fabulous job for most people, but for someone...
Big demand for MMR vaccination
The national catch-up programme to increase MMR vaccination uptake in children and teenagers who are unvaccinated has so far resulted in more than 95...
NICE issue guidance on child maltreatment
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued guidance on how to identify children who have been maltreated. The guidance is...