Heathrow Airport has been rated poor for disabled travellers in a report from the UK's aviation regulator. Some passengers were not treated with "dignity and respect" with waits of one to two hours to get off planes, the Civil Aviation Authority said. Manchester, East Midlands and Exeter airports also received the low rating, but 26 airports were given a good or very good rating. Heathrow said it was addressing the issues raised in the report.

Scotland's busiest airport has made "significant progress" in improving access for disabled travellers, according to a report. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) raised Edinburgh's rating for access from "poor" to "good" following improvements. Glasgow, Glasgow Prestwick and Inverness were among six UK airports described as "very good". Aberdeen Airport and Sumburgh Airport on Shetland received a "good" ranking.

A severely disabled man is taking a legal battle over cuts to his care to the Court of Appeal. Luke Davey, 40, is challenging a ruling upholding Oxfordshire County Council's decision to cut his package by 42%. Mr Davey, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy, argues it threatens his well-being and breaches the Care Act. Campaigners said his fight will have implications for others in a similar position.

Life with a disability can sometimes give rise to unspoken questions and sensitivities, but amid the awkwardness there can be humour. The following is an edited version of a sketch by Angela Clarke who has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, delivered for the BBC at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington has called on the government to fund six years' back pay for overnight carers. Revenue & Customs has ruled care workers sleeping overnight to provide safety and reassurance should get the national minimum wage for all hours.

But Harington fears people such as his cousin Laurent, who has Down's syndrome and autism, could suffer as a result. The government said it would "ensure that action taken to protect workers is fair and proportionate". But Harington said: "If the charities can't pay this bill, then people are going to be left without the care they need."

"Statement regarding the Place of Safety provision in Swindon and Wiltshire

Following an extensive consultation on improving the provision and quality of Places of Safety suites, we recently published a paper on the consultation outcome.

Since then the Trust has noted a number of concerns raised and decided to review further comments from stakeholders. The Board will formally consider the consultation outcome and Trust decision at its next meeting on the 27 September and announce its conclusions shortly afterwards.

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP today said the soaring number of children being prescribed antidepressants demands a step change in mental health services and investment.

A BBC Scotland investigation has found that the number of children aged under 18 given antidepressants has doubled since 2009/10. This sharp increase raises the question of whether these drugs are plugging the gap in child mental health services.

The number of people waiting for routine surgery in England topped 4 million in June, the highest level for a decade, figures from NHS England have shown.

This government's shameful underfunding of the NHS has left millions of people waiting for operations in pain and discomfort.

The NHS urgently needs more investment so it can meet its targets and provide the care patients deserve.

Responding to the Care Quality Commission's State of Adult Social Care Services report released today (6 July 2017), Heléna Herklots CBE, Chief Executive of Carers UK said:

"Carers UK is deeply concerned by these findings, which confirm our fears that cuts to core central government funding for local authorities would lead to a marked deterioration in the quality of services afforded to ill, disabled, and older people and their carers.

Carers are reaching 'breaking point' as they struggle to take even a day away from care responsibilities for years at a time, research by Carers UK has found. 4 in 10 (40%) of unpaid carers have not had a break in over one year, whilst one in four (25%) had not received a single day away from caring in five years.