Some children and adults receiving direct payments for complex health needs will be avoiding all non-essential face-to-face contact during the Coronavirus pandemic, including minimising the number of carers coming in and out of their home. One potential solution to these challenges is for ‘direct payments’ to be used to allow family members to be paid to provide care.
The current public health crisis will leave no aspects of our lives untouched. One of the most obvious consequences is the care and support which disabled children and young people …
Tania’s note: Further to our post earlier today about Coronavirus and disabled children, the Government has today published its emergency Coronavirus Bill. The bill has sweeping measures aimed at enabling …
Tania’s note: On Monday, we published a post asking you to send us your evidence for cuts to SEND where you live. You’ve been doing that, thank you, but if …
Tania’s note: Today, we are delighted to feature a guest post from Steve Broach. For those who don’t already know him (and that is probably very few, if any, of you), Steve …
