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STOMP: What progress has been made with the overmedication of people with learning disabilities?

by Charlotte Dolman | Jun 9, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Almost a decade ago, the NHS launched a campaign to reduce psychotropic medication rates. The initiative, stopping overmedication of people with learning disabilities and autism (STOMP), went hand-in-hand with efforts to reduce the number of people in mental health...

‘I was refused service in a cafe because of my face’

by Charlotte Dolman | Jun 6, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Subjected to brutal bullying as a child, Amit Ghose says he still has to deal with constant staring, pointing and comments, and has even been refused service in a cafe because of his face. The 35-year-old from Birmingham described how visiting an independent coffee...

Dogs, rabbits … peacocks? UK offices navigate the rise of emotional support animals

by Charlotte Dolman | Jun 4, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Employers are reporting more, and more varied, emotional support animals in workplaces. The only problem Kathy has encountered taking her emotional support rabbit into work is when a new colleague wanted to bring in her emotional support dog.

‘Going to A&E is unbearable for my autistic son’

by Charlotte Dolman | Jun 2, 2025 | Parents & Carers

A man has said A&E departments are “unbearable” and “terrifying” for his autistic son due to the overwhelming sensory environment they create. Robert Cummings, 49, from Merthyr Tydfil, has spent many “stressful” hours in...

Kendall refuses to apologise after misleading MPs four times in 23 minutes about PIP cuts

by Charlotte Dolman | May 30, 2025 | Parents & Carers

Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has refused to apologise after repeatedly misleading MPs by suggesting that her planned cuts of billions of pounds to personal independence payment (PIP) were linked to supporting disabled people into work.

DWP requires ‘deep-rooted cultural change to stop more benefits deaths’ 

by Charlotte Dolman | May 28, 2025 | Parents & Carers

At least 240 internal reviews have been launched since 2020 into cases of serious harm where there has been an allegation that the DWP’s actions may have contributed to a person’s death or harm, the report found. The Department for Work and Pensions requires...
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