January 2014

Editor Dan Parton looks back at some of the bigger news stories of the past year on the Learning Disability Today website.
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Hospital patients with learning disabilities face longer waits and mismanaged treatment due to a failure to understand them by nursing staff, a new report has claimed.
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People with learning disabilities die on average 16 years earlier than their non-disabled peers, but to tackle this inequality will require changes in healthcare and it has to be led by the government. Editor Dan Parton reports.
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Short-term planning is endemic in social care for adults with learning disabilities and this is costing local authorities and the people themselves dear, a report has found.
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Bill Mumford, chief executive of learning disability charity MacIntyre, has been named as the new lead on the Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Programme.
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A filmmaker with learning disabilities has received the uScreen Best Film Award 2013 for his short film about the inspiration his big screen hero, James Bond, has had on his life.
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Dedicated staff from learning disability services and charities have been recognised for their work in the Queen’s New Year Honours List.
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Disney’s latest animated blockbuster Frozen is one of three Autism Friendly Films that will be screened this month, service provider Dimensions has announced.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission will oversee an investigation by Devon and Cornwall police into officers’ use of Taser on pupils at a Devon school for children with learning difficulties in December.
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