March 2011

People with disabilities fear there will be more cuts to services ahead, a survey by the Care and Support Alliance has indicated. Nearly 1 in 4 disabled people (23%) have already experienced a cut in services – and that’s before councils…
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The tragic case of a Hertfordshire mother who died leaving her profoundly disabled daughter to die from dehydration or a series of fits has led to calls for greater community involvement to take the burden of caring off families.
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The budget announcement by Chancellor George Osborne does little to allay concerns about cuts to frontline services, Mencap’s head of campaigns and policy David Congdon, has said.
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Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Committee (IPCC) has heavily criticised Greater Manchester Police (GMP) over how the force dealt with the anti-social behaviour experienced by David Askew and his family over several years.
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The annual Shifting Perspectives photographic exhibition, which questions general views of what living with Down's syndrome means to individuals, families and friends, has opened in London.
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Social care cuts are increasing, a report by the Learning Disability Coalition (LDC) has discovered.
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has delivered its first progress report into the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS). While it found examples of good practice, it also highlighted that some managers are unaware of the safeguards.
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Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities will continue for at least another 12 months, the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has confirmed.
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Ian Copeman, from Housing Options, gives a brief overview of the presentation he gave at the recent Learning Disability Today Conference and Exhibition in Manchester. In this video he talks about a housing menu - which explains the…
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Thirty-nine charities have submitted a report to MPs detailing why proposals to cut the mobility component of the disability living allowance (DLA) is "misguided".
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