February 2012

As the Care Quality Commission (CQC) continues to release its inspection reports on learning disability hospitals and care homes- and continues to find the majority do not meet essentialstandards - more uncomfortable questions are raised…
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The Government is to produce a Quality Standard for adults with autism. Care services minister Paul Burstow announced the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Quality Standard in his speech at the National Autistic…
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Care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published 20 more inspection reports on learning disability residential facilities - and found only 4 fully complied with essential standards.
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A new online community for autism professionals has been launched by the National Autistic Society (NAS). Network Autism provides an online space where autism professionals can engage and communicate directly and access constantly updated…
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Former NBA star and England basketball international, John Amaechi OBE, returned to the basketball court recently to launch a sports programme that offers people with learning disabilities the opportunity to play sport in the same team as…
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People with learning disabilities in Birmingham have the opportunity to take part in a dance project inspired by the London 2012 Games.
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An exhibition of portraits of and artwork by people with learning disabilities is to open in Chichester in March.
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The Mental Health Foundation (MHF) has called for regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to place greater emphasis on mental health and learning disability services.
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The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for social workers to be free to make user-focused decisions in delivering adult social care, particularly in the developing area of personalisation.
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The Government received yet another warning about its planned benefit changes this week, with the Work and Pensions Select Committee becoming the latest to voice concerns about aspects of its welfare reform programme. With criticism…
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