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This eight-week consultation on the final stage of NICE’s methods and processes review is now open for any responses by 13th October. We will attend meetings with partners and alliances to review what is being proposed and join with responses.

Patients with a heart or lung (or breathing) condition, their carers and families, are being invited to help explore ways that might improve and provide heart and lung care in the future.

We’ve been talking with a clinical nurse specialist who supports many families, about working together with parents / carers to create some information resources for parents and schools. We want to hear from anyone whose child is already at nursery / school, or who is preparing to go. Please register your interest by end of September.

Open Inclusion provide services in market research, user insight, innovation and service design. They've recently launched a survey, which closes 20th August, from a global technology company wishing to learn about disabled viewers experiences of online video and television / streaming platforms.

The government has updated its Green Book guidance with more detailed information about which children aged 12-15 years are eligible for a Covid vaccine. The Scottish government has also given more detail about its vaccination programme for those aged 12 - 17 years.

Today, the Government has launched a new National Disability Strategy. Whilst we welcome this response, we share the concerns being expressed by the Disability Community Alliances and groups. We will be carefully reviewing what is recommended and will work again with our Young Adults' Network and the alliances and groups we belong to, to respond to the Government’s Consultation Survey. You may also want to share your own views - the survey is open until 11th October.