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Care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has released 36 more reports into standards at learning disability residential care facilities and found only 7 to be fully compliant with the 2 standards it was investigating.
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With the Care Quality Commission (CQC) nearing the end of its inspection programme of residential units for people with learning disabilities, and the trial of those accused of abuse at Winterbourne View coming up, are we getting closer to…
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A new resource has been launched to help parents of adult children with learning disabilities who feel that they are not being appropriately consulted about the welfare of their loved ones.
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Assistive technologies in smart phones and tablets such as text-to-speech should be considered for funding support for students with special educational needs (SEN), according to industry experts.
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Learning disability services provider Voyage Care has acquired Solor Care, which provides personalised support and care for people with complex needs. All 92 Solor Care homes will become part of Voyage, taking the total number of homes the…
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A new service has been launched in Bedfordshire and Luton to help adults with learning disabilities to access mainstream healthcare.
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Care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned a Somerset residential care home for people with learning disabilities to improve or potentially face legal action after it was found to be failing to meet essential standards.
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Five carers at a day centre for people with learning disabilities in Cornwall have been arrested over alleged neglect.
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Two more people have admitted abuse charges relating to the former Winterbourne View learning disability residential hospital. Kelvin Fore and Neil Ferguson pleaded guilty to abusing the same patient in March 2011.
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The General Medical Council (GMC) poll last week, which found that people with learning disabilities still experience discrimination in the healthcare system, came as little surprise. While there are moves to address this, more is needed if…
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