Publish date: 11 August 2021
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In this edition:
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COVID-19: guidance on protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable (updated)
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Visiting arrangements in care homes (updated)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): providing unpaid care to adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults (updated)
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Covid guidance on Mental Capacity Act and DoLS withdrawn
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New National Disability Strategy launches
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Sex, age of diagnosis correlate with autism comorbidities
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Genetic roots of sleep issues, autism may be entwined
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Involving learning disability nurses in annual health checks
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NICE opens consultation on draft guideline on disabled children and young people (up to the age of 25) with severe complex needs.
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New guidance to improve housing for autistic people
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How does hate and mate crime have a big impact on the lives of people with learning disabilities and autistic people?
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Children’s social workers to receive standards on autism practice
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Parents set up online interactive club