Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by disability status, England and Wales: 2 March to 14 July 2020
ONS have published the statistical bulletin Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by disability status, England and Wales: 2 March to 14 July 2020.
Disabled people (as defined) made up almost six in ten (59.5%) of all deaths involving COVID-19 in this period. Disabled people made up around 16% of the study population followed from the 2011 Census.
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Social Care Sector COVID-19 Support Taskforce: report on first phase of COVID-19 pandemic
This report sets out the progress and learning from the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in informing advice and recommendations to government and the social care sector.
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BMcPrecept free employment law online event: Exploring options for employers after the furlough scheme
Join Rob Tice to explore some of the options that employers will have after the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, also known as the furlough scheme, which is due to end on 31 October 2020.
9.30am - 11am, Tuesday 20 October 2020.
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Webinar: A Fair Share of the Pie: Investigating equity in access to social care for people with learning disabilities September 30th 2020
Researchers from Kings College, Lancaster University and Bath University are hosting a webinar on 30th September which aims to explore the idea of fairness or ‘equity’ in the sharing out of social care resources for people with learning disabilities.
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New Care Certificate resources
Skills For Care have developed resources which help to contextualise areas of the Care Certificate to different specialisms including learning disability, mental health and lone working. The resources are designed to support workers entering the workforce to develop the range of specialist knowledge and skills required in their roles.
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Beyond COVID: New thinking on the future of adult social care - SCIE
COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on social care. By June 2020 there had been more than 30,500 excess deaths among care home residents, and social care staff have been more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as other adults. This is a position paper for commissioners and senior managers working in the health and social care sector.
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NATSPEC special education webinars
NATSPEC, the membership organisation for specialist further education and training providers for students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, offers a series of Wednesday lunchtime webinars where experts from across the specialist sector contribute their knowledge on different topics.
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