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We're supporting World Mental Health day at ARC!
It’s a reminder of the importance of good mental health & the need to prioritise & invest in it.

If you, or someone you know is struggling with their mental health, you are not alone, there are places you can go to get help- bit.ly/4nMUwHE

#WMHD2025

@sirjordansmith.bsky.social

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It’s World Mental Health Day, and Andy from Bury reminds us how connection keeps us well.

He knows everyone in town and works in a charity shop. Sometimes, taking care of our mental health is as simple as being part of our local community.

https://ow.ly/73fP50X98sC

Today is #WorldHomelessnessDay & #WorldMentalHealthDay – separate campaigns, but by no means separate issues. 

Supported housing, which needs urgent funding, plays a vital role in helping break the cycle of poor mental health & homelessness. Read more👇
www.housing.org.uk/news-and-blo...

🎉 20 years of the MacIntyre and Abingdon & Witney College Partnership (MAP)!
For two decades, MAP has supported young people with learning disabilities and autism to grow, thrive, and take their next steps with confidence.

https://ow.ly/O5pe50X8qRr

Wheelchair ways to hospital Most trusts do not have a policy on getting patients to hospital if they want to take a wheelchair with them. Saba Salman looks at an overlooked area and Phil Hughes’ campaign

Phil Hughes, Campaigner and member rep at Learning Disability England, has co-authored a powerful piece with Community Living on how many NHS trusts currently lack policies to transport patients with their wheelchairs in emergencies.

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🏉 The latest Sui-Ling Show dives into rugby — perfectly timed after the Women’s Rugby World Cup!

Sui-Ling visits Leighton Buzzard Mixed Ability Rugby Club to talk inclusion and teamwork.


https://ow.ly/nIiK50X7Akq

#SuiLingShow #MixedAbilityRugby

As winter approaches, flu season brings extra risks for people with a learning disability and autistic people. The LeDeR Stop Winter Flu Training Session will help you understand how to keep yourself and others safe this winter.

👉 Register here - stlukes.accessplanit.com/accessplan/c...

Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK takes their own life. It doesn’t have to be this way. Ahead of #WorldMentalHealthDay, check in on those around you ❤️

Every 90 minutes, someone in the UK takes their own life.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Ahead of #WorldMentalHealthDay, check in on those around you ❤️

1/4. Have your say on our Adult Social Care Direct Payments Policy

As we want to put people at the heart of what we do, we have worked with residents who access our adult social care services and their carers to create a new policy on Direct Payments.

Wow.

What a return to @Champrugby action!

#COYW #WeBuildTogether

33. How do you take yours? We quite like making cups of tea in our office and we have a bit of a joke in the office about Jo’s tea-making skills. She hasn’t quite got it right yet and is still, after years of being at Kingston ...

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Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for TV show Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, her agent has said.

Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died

Care Association Affiliate Membership - ARC England We are very pleased to offer ARC England membership to care associations. Your members can benefit from our knowledge and … Read More

Have you heard? We are now offering ARC England membership to Care Associations!

Your members can benefit from our knowledge and expertise specific to the learning disability and autism social care sector!

Want to find out more? bit.ly/3KC4Za2
Alternatively contact – claire.stanton@arcuk.org.uk

Become a member - Transport for All Become a member of Transport for All. Join our community (it’s free!) to hear about the latest news, ways to get involved, jobs and research.

Join the movement! We can make transport accessible to everyone. Be part of the change, sign up for free membership today: https://www.transportforall.org.uk/take-action/become-a-member/

The landlords building the most energy-efficient homes, and why some are completing fewer Exclusive data from Inside Housing reveals that the number of homes built to Energy Performance Certificate Band A has soared by 69% in one year. Yet some landlords say they are no longer chasing top ...

The number of housing association homes built to EPC Band A has soared by 69% in one year.

Social landlords are leading the charge in supplying energy efficient homes – 4.6% of rented housing association homes are at EPC A-B, the highest of any tenure.

www.insidehousing.co.uk/insight/excl...

Today, on International Day Of Older Persons, we're recognising the vital role of older persons' housing which supports older residents to live independently.

For Edna and Rashford, extra care housing meant they could continue growing old together safely👇

#StartsAtHome

A yellow page with orange electrical tape and the words '37% of disabled people say time restrictions are a barrier to using their bus pass'. orange arrows point to the words

We should all be able to travel when and where we want to, but 37% of disabled people say time restrictions on their bus pass are a barrier, stopping us from getting to work, school, and appointments.

Join the campaign to #UnlockTransportAccess

Learn more on our website: https://bit.ly/4pLFjb4

Storm Amy forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain in coming days The first named storm of autumn has been forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK.

Storm Amy forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain in coming days

Join a free accessible online session with Community Integrated Care and Rugby League legend Jamie Jones-Buchanan at www.What-To-Do.co.uk

There will be rugby league-inspired activities, hearing about his Grand Final experiences, and finding out how to get involved in the sport.

Happy ⚫️ History Month!!
Happy October!!

Fair pay agreement process in adult social care Consultation about the fair pay agreement process in adult social care.

ARC England Director Samantha Leonard responds to the Government announcement of £500 million social care Fair Pay Agreement:
"It's nowhere near enough. People's lives are going to be impacted.
"We urge everyone to respond to the Fair Pay Agreement Consultation bit.ly/3IMroRr - let the Govt know"

@vicrayner.bsky.social has responded to the government's announcement of £500m for a Fair Pay Agreement for the adult social care workforce, read her full response here
www.nationalcareforum.org.uk/ncf-press-re...

We are delighted to announce #KneuHealth as an exhibitor at the #LeadershipSummit25💙

Join us on 14th October in Bishopsgate, London for an immersive journey into the future of social care💙

Register today at: https://lnkd.in/eX5DdHN6

#SocialCare #Kneu #TheFutureofCareisDigital

Can you help us find study participants? I am part of the READY Study team. We want to listen to family or paid carers of people with a learning disability who died, learning more about people who died of something other than cancer or dementia. Get in touch if you want to find out more

Welshpool

Catch up with Sister in Welshpool!!!

England crowned Women's Rugby World Cup champions after emphatic win over Canada England have been crowned Women's Rugby World Cup champions for the third time after crushing Canada 33-13.

England crowned Women's Rugby World Cup champions after emphatic win over Canada

Lionesses RedRoses

🦁 Lionesses win the Euros
🌹 Red Roses win the Rugby World Cup

What a year it's been for England! 🏆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Well done @iwalkntalk.bsky.social on ##RedRoses

UN calls for human rights assessment of government’s benefit cuts bill and mental health reforms Disabled experts from the United Nations have told the UK government to carry out a “comprehensive” assessment of the human rights impact of its universal credit cuts bill, further plans to reform …

Disabled experts from the United Nations have told the UK government to carry out a “comprehensive” assessment of the human rights impact of its universal credit cuts bill, further plans to reform disability benefits, and its mental health reforms.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/un-calls-for...