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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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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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Classic Disney animation Beauty and the Beast is to be the next Autism Friendly Film, support provider Dimensions and cinema chain ODEON have announced.
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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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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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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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Five carers at a day centre for people with learning disabilities in Cornwall have been arrested over alleged neglect.
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A learning disability residential care home worker has been jailed for 16 months after being convicted of abusing a resident.
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A free event for schoolchildren with autism is to be held in 60 cinemas nationwide later this month.
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