by Esmé Kenney | May 3, 2024 3:19PM | Campaigns - Autism
Support for autistic people in Sheffield is being offered by a collaboration of NHS services and charities to help them before and after diagnosis. As part of the Autism Waiting List Project, Sheffield Adult Autism and Neurodevelopmental Service (SAANS) and the...
by Esmé Kenney | May 3, 2024 9:47AM | Campaigns - Autism
More people are turning to an NHS system which allows them to choose a health provider and reduce their waiting time for an autism assessment. This comes as figures show 147,042 patients in England are waiting longer than 13 weeks. Right to Choose is a system that can...
by Esmé Kenney | May 2, 2024 2:31PM | Campaigns - Autism TOP STORY
As more people have become aware of what it means to be autistic, waiting times to be assessed have increased dramatically – and campaigners fear a quarter of a million people could be on the list in England by the end of this year. There were 172,022 people in...
by Esmé Kenney | Apr 22, 2024 4:06PM | Live News
How would you feel about a £53,000 pay rise? The number of Sheffield council employees earning more than £100,000 per year has increased from 7 to 13 between 2021-22 and 2022-3, with one employee getting an increase of £53,000. Elliot Keck, Head of Campaigns at the...
by Esmé Kenney | Apr 22, 2024 4:01PM | News
A charity in Sheffield that organises trips for disabled people may have to pay huge additional costs for a private coach after facing “unexpected barriers” with bus service to Bakewell. The Burton Street Foundation called on South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard to...
