March 2014

Only a tenth of the 2,577 people with learning disabilities in in-patient hospital settings have a date set for their transfer back into the community, NHS figures have revealed.
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The Supreme Court’s decision in 2 cases involving people with learning disabilities has been welcomed by charities for clarifying how to determine whether care arrangements for a person who lacks capacity to decide where to live amount to a…
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A theatre company of actors with learning disabilities has been chosen by the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) to be part of its Open Stages project, in what has been described as "a triumph for inclusion".
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The Mental Capacity Act is failing to protect vulnerable people because social workers, healthcare professionals and others are not aware of it and are failing to implement it, according to a House of Lords committee report.
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The Children and Families Bill has received Royal Assent after more than 2 years of consultation, debates and local authority testing, but Mencap has warned that it could fail to meet its goals.
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An accessible news magazine has helped to double the number of its readers with learning disabilities that are engaged in current affairs in the year since its launch, a survey has found.
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The government’s decision to press on with its closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) could result in a lose-lose situation for those who accessed the fund as well as the local authorities that are taking over responsibility for the…
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A charter has been launched for social care providers which aims to tackle the health inequalities that people with learning disabilities often face.
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Sam Sly considers two contrasting stories of young people with learning disabilities in institutions with a label of challenging behaviour.
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A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of a Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust-run learning disability home has uncovered significant failings.
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