July 2015

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 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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