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NAS calls for action on inspection failings

LDT Editor Jul 21, 2011

The National Autistic Society (NAS) has presented a 10,000-strong petition to Parliament calling upon the…

CQC releases damning report on Winterbourne View

LDT Editor Jul 18, 2011

Residential care services provider Castlebeck failed to comply with 10 essential standards at its Winterbourne View…

LDT Editor Jul 13, 2011

Learning disability charity Hft has teamed up with Hamara, an ethnic minority organisation in the voluntary and…

LDT Editor Jul 12, 2011

Independent care home operator Four Seasons Health Care has acquired Care Principles, which provides care,…

LDT Editor Jul 11, 2011

Arts lovers in Brighton and Hove were treated to an evening of music, drama and dance recently at a festival…

LDT Editor Jul 4, 2011

The government could face a legal challenge to its plans to cut disability benefits by £2 billion. Disability…

LDT Editor Jun 29, 2011

The 13 th Special Olympics World Summer Games have begun - with an opening ceremony headlined by Stevie Wonder and…

LDT Editor Jun 29, 2011

People with learning disabilities are being denied the opportunity to express their opinions on changes to benefit…

LDT Editor Apr 26, 2011

The government’s consultation on duty cuts placed on local authorities has closed – leading Mencap to claim that…

LDT Editor Mar 28, 2011

The budget announcement by Chancellor George Osborne does little to allay concerns about cuts to frontline…