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Helping people with learning disabilities and autism vote using simple guides and support.

Going out shopping, and visiting family and friends are important activities for everyone. If you're older or disabled, there are ways to make it easier for you to use public transport or to drive. You can get help: Accessing public transport Getting discounts on public transport Gettin…

Advance Care Plans are usually made by someone with their healthcare team when they are approaching end of life, although they can be started at any stage in life. The plan is used to record the person’s treatment and care wishes and can be reviewed and updated. If the person you care for has…

All carers need to recharge their batteries including young people! It is so important when caring for a person in your family approaching the end of life or if coping with bereavement that you look after yourself too. It is important not to feel guilty about it. Do something you love So what he…

Gambling: a summer of football Support for gambling issues and domestic abuse during Euro 2024. Help is available.

Women’s, Autism, and Assertiveness Course.

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As well as having lots of questions about your child’s diagnosis and prognosis you will also find yourself thrown into the ‘deep end’ of the medical and social care world, including medical ‘talk’, different professional titles, equipment and medicines. To get you started here are a few brief des…

Taking a break from caring for the person who is terminally ill is vital for your own health and wellbeing. If you don’t take a break then there is a danger that you will become unwell yourself and be unable to continue caring for them. Sometimes taking a temporary break from caring is called res…

​An Advance Statement (sometimes called a ”Statement of Wishes) allows the person you care for to record their wishes, feelings, beliefs, lifestyle choices, and values in case they become unwell and need care and treatment. An advance statement can be about anything that is important to them in r…