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• Help at home from a paid carer - Social care and support guide

  Read about getting help at home from a paid carer, including help with tasks like getting washed and dressed and using the toilet.

• Accessible toys, play and learning - Social care and support guide

  Find out more about safe and suitable toys for children with physical or learning disabilities.

• Joint hypermobility syndrome

  Joint hypermobility syndrome is where you get pain and stiffness from having very flexible joints. Read more about how it's diagnosed and managed.

• Doing a pregnancy test

  Find out how and when you can take a pregnancy test, how to start your antenatal care, and where to go for help if you are not sure you want to be pregnant.

• Managing weight with a learning disability

  But if you care for someone who has a learning disability, help is out there.

• Deafblindness - Diagnosis

  Read about how deafblindness is diagnosed, including about the specialist assessment that should be carried out to determine the type of care a deafblind person needs.

• Giving someone power of attorney - Social care and support guide

  Read about putting in place a power of attorney, which can give you peace of mind that someone you trust is in charge of your affairs.

• Venous leg ulcer - Prevention

  You can help reduce your risk of developing a venous leg ulcer in several ways, such as wearing a compression stocking, losing weight and taking care of your skin.

• Pregnancy

  All you need to know about pregnancy, labour and birth including trying to get pregnant, foods to avoid, antenatal care and how to keep well in pregnancy.

• How to move, lift and handle someone else - Social care and support guide

  Find out about moving, lifting and handling someone else, including common injuries and help or equipment to lift or move someone.