News & blog

News | 15 March 2023

Unthinkable to ignore social care workforce crisis in ‘back to work’ budget

The Chancellor can’t afford to ignore the workforce crisis in adult social care. Read our response to #Budget2023 in full here.

News | 14 March 2023

‘Breaking the chains’: Richmond events celebrate International Women’s Day

Nora Kerezovic from the Enterprise led an empowering wellbeing session, before hosting an event for inspiring women from the local community.

Blog | 10 March 2023

‘Everyone is valued and respected’: Hong Kong visitors impressed by our person-centred approach

by Nora Kerezovic

The Enterprise in Richmond hosted guests from three Hong Kong learning disability organisations, who were eager to learn about United Response’s community support activities.

Blog | 07 March 2023

My Vote My Voice: accessible voting campaign launches in Parliament

by Ali Mills

United Response, Dimensions, Mencap and Ambitious about Autism have joined forces to end inaccessible voting for underrepresented communities. Our national campaign, My Vote My Voice, launched in Parliament last week.

News | 25 January 2023

‘Bold public sector reform is required’: Church of England’s #ReimaginingCare report

United Response reacts to the Church of England’s report, lead by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, which calls for a redesign of the social care system.

Blog | 06 January 2023

Putting in the groundwork: transforming an allotment in Ipswich

by Jenna Lloyd

Housemates John, David and Andrew – people we support in Ipswich – have been hard at work growing food and flowers at Castle Hill Allotments.

Blog | 28 December 2022

‘It’s a really good opportunity’: why students should consider work placements in social care

by Jenna Lloyd

Yuqing Chen, also known as Kennis, is a Social Work student from the University of Nottingham. She joined us for a work placement earlier this year.

Blog | 20 December 2022

A person-centred Christmas: practical tips and real-life stories

by Ali Mills and John Ockenden

Hear stories from our staff as they talk about how they make changes to best support people over the Christmas period.

Blog | 01 December 2022

Challenging decisions so Rita got the right medical treatment in hospital

by Jenna Lloyd

Rita* was diagnosed with a cardiovascular issue after our staff team noticed she’d become breathless. Her condition needed treatment but the consultant said she wouldn’t ‘cope’ with the procedure because she has a learning disability.

Blog | 01 December 2022

How healthcare and learning disability teams in Bradford worked together to support Phillip* in hospital

by Jenna Lloyd

Phillip* needed an emergency blood transfusion earlier this year, after a test revealed he was anaemic. But Phillip gets really anxious in hospital environments and has a fear of needles and blood.