July 2015

The Cambian Group has enhanced its specialist residential education and care services by acquiring Potterspury Lodge School in Northamptonshire.
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A proposed cap on the cost of social care has been postponed for four years in a move which learning disability charity Mencap hopes will provide time to create a "sustainable care system" first.
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Research by Public Health England has found that more than 30,000 people with learning disabilities are being prescribed antipsychotic or antidepressant medication – or both – without appropriate clinical justification. This practice has to…
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Tracscare, a provider of care and support for adults with challenging and complex needs, has acquired Brookdale Care, in a deal that is said to make it the largest specialist provider of autism care services in the country.
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NHS England has today promised rapid and sustained action to tackle the over-prescribing of psychotropic drugs to people with learning disabilities after three separate reports highlighted the need for change.
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NHS England has been too slow to act in its closure of inpatient wards for people with learning disabilities, while failing to ensure the necessary replacement community support is in place, according to Sir Stephen Bubb in his six-month…
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The number of people with autism and Asperger's syndrome in Merseyside being subjected to mate crime is 'staggeringly high' according to a report from Wirral Autistic Society - and the most vulnerable age group is 16 to 25.
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The Law Society has published guidance for solicitors to help them meet the needs of vulnerable clients. This includes clients with a range of physical and mental health problems including learning disabilities.
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Less than half of parents and carers of children with a physical disability, mental health needs or a learning disability feel that staff definitely know how to care for their child’s individual needs according to the first national…
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The BBC has announced it is to make a “groundbreaking” programme in which people with learning disabilities from autism and Tourette’s to ADHD and Down’s Syndrome attempt to find jobs.
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