Tory govt has covertly signed a contract targeting 20% cuts to new education plans for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to bring down costs. With a SEND son, I know the pain this will cause to so many children & families 😡 theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s…

Ableist assumptions can become reality by creating barriers for disabled people. It's time to change perspective 👓 📹 "Assume I can. So maybe I will."

I’m going to relaunch our local Journal Club as part of my new role. Have missed getting these in the post (while appreciating it’s good to have fewer printed!) so thought I’d rebuild a supply for others to peruse. There’s nothing like sitting with a cuppa and reading them 🧐☕️🤓

Anyone interested in community child health research this is a great opportunity to ask questions

Thank-you to Nuffield Trust Jessica Morris for highlighting these worrying trends in access to health services for autism and ADHD nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/the-…

"Close to a quarter of depressive, anxiety, and substance use disorders could be prevented if exposure to child maltreatment was eradicated" Lucy Grummitt JAMA Psychiatry  jamanetwork.com/journals/jamap…

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Pretty shocking: attack on the UNRWA office in Jerusalem

📷Sewage, Brighton, May 2024 Andrew Marr, "Are you absolutely clear that our environmental and food standards will not be loosened in any way as a result of leaving the EU?" Michael Gove, "Yes.. We could have a green Brexit that ensures Britain is an environmental leader"

We’ve published a new briefing paper on safeguarding children in elective home education. While most children who are home educated have happy and safe lives, our briefing considers 27 serious safeguarding incidents. Read the paper here: gov.uk/government/pub…

Kent County Council is closing children and family centres, hoping to save £6 million over the next five years. Spoiler alert: closing children's centres never saves money and always costs more in the long run kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/i-do…

An update on #ChildrenCantWait...🧵 Six months ago we joined forces with RCSLT 💙, Royal College of Occupational Therapists, BACCH to express our concern over the increase in waiting times for children’s community health services. We urged the UK Government to act to address some stark problems. 1/4

Could I ask you to sign & share? Thank you 💜 HT Young Epilepsy WeCYPNurses 💙 🌟Lorraine Tinker💙RSCN/RGN/RMN Colette Datt 🌈💙MBE RGN RNC BSC MSC Kate Pye Rebecca Daniels BEM. RNC, BSc(hons), MSc, QN, PNA Becky Hepworth RN 💙 tricia handley Catriona (Catrina)💙 #BHWellbeing Tarn Usher 💙 Children'sCRF Barts Anna Jo Conroy Neil Fletcher Sara Nelson (RN, QN)

Just discovered this new malarchy of having to apply for clinical observerships for to observe specialist clinics in different trusts. What bureaucracy and a barrier to people seeking training opportunities #medtwitter

Great fun at #ExRDFest this weekend exploring new ways of hearing the voices of CYP particularly those with special educational needs using emotion cards and play doh! Imperial School of Public Health

Thank you MatCHNet for the opportunity to present our #EarlyYears #Childcare #Education work. Huge thanks to Rakhee Shah for co-leading this project with me. Great event & great discussions! Department of Primary Care & Public Health Imperial Child Health Unit Imperial School of Public Health

Teenagers ‘crying out’ for return of youth clubs in England, study finds | Young people | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/articl…

Delighted to have received an NIHR SPHR research grant 'Evaluating the annual learning disability health check for young people in England' Imperial School of Public Health Dougal Hargreaves KarenHorridge💙 David Abbott Irene Petersen sphr.nihr.ac.uk/research/preve…

•The average age of death for white people with a learning disability is 62 years. •The average age of death for ethnic minorities with a learning disability is 34 years - just over half the life expectancy of white counterparts. We must address inequalities for all people

The recent violent racist attacks and riots have left people of color and Muslims, including NHS staff, feeling scared, unsafe, and overwhelmed. This prejudice is deeply disturbing and is causing real fear and trauma in our communities and among our diverse workforce. We want to