March 2019

MSP Daniel Johnson found his life to be chaotic and difficult to cope with. Now diagnosed with ADHD, he understands the symptoms that have affected him since he was a child. Speaking to Darren Devine, he reflects upon how receiving a…
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In collaboration with Slimming World, the University of Sheffield has conducted research into making weight loss programmes more accessible to people with learning disabilities. Now, Slimming World will roll out the adaptations to more than…
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The National Quality Board of NHS England wrote 'National Guidance on Learning from Deaths' to see deaths under NHS properly investigated. One year later, the Care Quality Commission finds that whilst some trusts are implementing the…
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A a group of three families want to end rules under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) that can see parents shut out of key decisions.
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Darren Devine discusses how moving people from hospitals to community living settings can be antithetical to the spirit of transforming care. 
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Families have reacted with shock to the news that no prosecutions will follow abuse identified at an NAS care home, Mendip House.
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Darren Devine speaks to Sir Stephen Bubb, who authored one of the key reports about the Winterbourne View scandal, calling for an end to long-stay hospital care for people with learning disabilities.
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Pensioners will no longer have to undergo reviews to carry on receiving PIP disability benefits but others will continue having to regularly "prove" their disability.
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The Care Management Group, a leading provider of support for people with learning disabilities and associated complex needs, has launched an accessible, easy-read guide to being transgender. 
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In a round-table discussion in parliament on SEND, Caroline Dinenage, Minister of State for Care, Department of Health and Social Care, calls for a "culture change" in relation to providing people with the right support.
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