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Care industry regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed it is seriously concerned about 4 services for people with learning disabilities run by Castlebeck, and that a further 7 do not fully comply with essential standards of…
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About half of adults with a learning disability received an annual health check with their GP in the past year, a rise of 8% year-on-year, new figures have revealed. But there is much room to improve on this, an expert has warned.
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Disability organisations have criticised the government saying that its communications regarding benefit claimants and people found fit for work do not accurately reflect the experiences of disabled people. 
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Care services improvement charity the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has launched new elearning resources and a briefing on the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS).  
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The needs of people with learning disabilities in prison may be better met with professional assessment and treatment in a specialist facility that provides services for patients with complex difficulties, including autism or Asperger’s…
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The National Autistic Society (NAS) has presented a 10,000-strong petition to Parliament calling upon the Government to address the failings in the current system of inspection of adult care services.
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An independent review into how the personal mobility needs of people living in state-funded residential care are met has been launched.
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Residential care services provider Castlebeck failed to comply with 10 essential standards at its Winterbourne View care home in Bristol - subject of a recent Panorama expose - according to a report by regulator the Care Quality Commission…
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Researchers have discovered that siblings of people with autism show a similar pattern of brain activity to that seen in people with autism when looking at emotional facial expressions.
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A new social enterprise has been launched to publish a series of picture books that help people with learning and communication difficulties tackle challenging and emotional events. Beyond Words is a spin-out company from St George's,…
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