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That a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report said that the quality of learning disability services varies widely across the country, and is not improving quickly enough, will not have been a surprise to anyone. Nor is the call for urgent…
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The quality of learning disability services varies widely across the country and is not improving quickly enough, a report, by regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC), has concluded.
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Learning disability services provider Voyage Care has acquired fellow provider Independent Living Group (ILG).
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Ten vulnerable and disabled children – including 4 with learning disabilities – have launched a High Court action against the Government’s so-called ‘bedroom tax’, claiming that it will have devastating consequences for them.
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Adults with learning disabilities should be listened to more and given better education and support to deal with abuse, research has found.
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The Mental Capacity Act has helped many people with learning disabilities to make decisions for themselves since it came into force in 2007, but more needs to be done to ensure all professionals understand and apply it correctly. Dan Parton…
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A shocking report out this week shows that people with learning disabilities are more likely than other groups to be subject to attacks and bullying, when they’re at work. It confirms that there is still a long way to go to end…
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By the time most people hit pension age, they think about slowing down and taking it easy. But Chris Lowndes is not most people. Far from easing into his autumn years, the 65-year-old with autism and diabetes has just started having driving…
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Five psychiatric conditions – bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), schizophrenia and autism – all share several generic risk factors, a major study has found.
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has launched a campaign to highlight the obstacles that often prevent people with autism from black and ethnic minority (BME) backgrounds accessing the support and services they need.
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