A new national partnership has been launched to help more people living with Parkinson’s across England access the benefits of table tennis, with charities and sporting organisations joining forces to ...

A new digital archive documenting the history of disability rights campaigning in the UK has been launched this week. The National Disability Movement Archive and Collection (NDMAC), brings together ...

Most people significantly underestimate their chances of becoming an unpaid carer, even though most recognise the system couldn’t cope without them. A survey found people thought 38% of the UK ...

Since March, new mums-to-be can skip the GP and get quicker access to their first appointment with an NHS midwife, simply by filling in an online form Some 60,000 newly pregnant women across England ...

Health and social care secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the extension of Sure Start services over the next two years. Speaking this morning to the Labour Conference, Cooper said Sure Start was ...

An independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism has published its interim report, finding that rising diagnoses and service demand are not always matched by increases in ...

It was only on Sunday that Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced plans to make England’s social care free at the point of use. During an interview with the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg, Burnham admitted he ...

Women fleeing domestic abuse who have children with disabilities are struggling to find suitable accommodation, a report by Women’s Aid says. Just 14.3% of women with disabled children supported by ...

As part of a new BBC initiative, former Eastenders actress Natalie Cassidy features in a series that follows her training as a carer. Cassidy is best known for playing Sonia Fowler in Eastenders, a ...

SEND support, efforts to combat costly foster care, and commitments to improving young people’s lives were all commended during Friday night’s ceremony. The 2026 MJ Awards took place on Friday 19 June ...

While much of the procurement efficiency debate focuses on negotiating better supplier contracts the real obstacle lies elsewhere and that’s visibility, says Tony Armitage, Data Practice Manager at ...

Young people with disabilities will be offered government-funded jobs sooner under an expanded employment scheme. The programme will allow 18 to 24-year-olds receiving health or disability benefits to ...