November 2014

Commissioned by NHS England, this review by Sir Stephen Bubb explores how a new national framework of support might be delivered locally, in order to allow the growth of community provision required to move people out of inappropriate…
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After the transmission of the BBC Panorama Undercover Care: the Abuse Exposed in May 2011, which showed unmanaged Winterbourne View Hospital staff mistreating and assaulting adults with learning disabilities and autism, South…
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At any one time around 15,000 people in England have learning disabilities or autism and behaviour that challenges. Most of these people are supported by their family carers or live independently in the community, often with complex…
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The Learning Disability Alliance (LDA) England has launched, with a plan to hold the government to account and raise awareness of the issues that impact on the lives of people with learning disabilities.
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A Charter of Rights should be introduced to protect people with learning disabilities, while all Winterbourne View-style institutions should be closed, a report has said.
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BBC Panorama programme on 31 May 2011 featured systemic abuse of patients within Winterbourne View, an independent hospital run by Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd. The Department has issued a dear colleague letter to the NHS and local…
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The Department of Health's final report into the events at Winterbourne View hospital, and a programme of action to transform services.
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The final report of the government's review of the events at Winterbourne Hospital.
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Letter from Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb about gathering information on good practice to improve the quality of services for people with learning disabilities and their families.
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A Court of Protection judge has called for the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling on what constitutes a deprivation of liberty, challenging the landmark decision made in March on this issue.
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