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Cross Party Group on Learning Disability urges Scottish Government to take urgent action to uphold the human rights of people who have a learning disability during Covid-19
Date: February 17, 2021- Category: CampaigningENABLE Scotland is the secretariat for the Cross Party Group on Learning Disability in the Scottish Parliament. The Cross Party Group (CPG) meets four times a year, and considers issues that impact on the human rights of people who have a learning disability in Scotland. Members of the Cross Party…
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ENABLE Scotland calls for greater support for people who have a learning disability to access COVID-19 vaccinations
Date: February 11, 2021- Category: Press ReleaseFollowing the publication of mortality data for people who have a learning disability in Scotland as a result of COVID-19, ENABLE Scotland is calling for greater support for this population to access the vaccination in Priority Group 6 in line with current JCVI guidelines. As of this week, data is…
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ENABLE Scotland concerned at Scotland’s COVID-19 mortality rates and delay in data
Date: February 10, 2021- Category: Press ReleaseEvidence from Public Health England first published in the Summer of 2020 suggests that people who have a learning disability in England are 6 times more likely[1] to die as a result of COVID-19 than the general population. On 4th February 2021, the Scottish Learning Disability Observatory (SLDO) has published…
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