Latest News for Parents & Carers

Between June and October 2019, the Information, Advice and Support Programme carried out a review of Information, Advice and Support services’ current work in the area of children and young people’s mental health. Review it’s key findings from the Council for Disabled Children.

Just six months ago, Alesha Page was crippled by anxiety and stress, and with diagnoses of autism and ADHD, was often unable to leave her bedroom. A visit to the local Chiropractor transformed Alesha’s life.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently looking for members, (usually referred to as ‘lay members’) to join the quality standards advisory committee who help to develop and/or update NICE quality standards on a range of different health and social care topics. Contact Janine Wigmore at PIPrecruitment@nice.org.uk or tel: 0161 413 4123.

When Maddy Hopson was a day old, her parents were told to prepare for her funeral. When she was two, they were told she would never walk or talk. When she was seven years old, they were told she would never go to university.

Bradford’s first beauty salon exclusively for adults with learning disabilities has opened its doors with the help of celebrity hairdresser, Andrew Collinge! What a fantastic idea, let’s hope there are some celebrity hairdressers living in Derby.