safeguarding

Darren Devine speaks to Sir Stephen Bubb, who authored one of the key reports about the Winterbourne View scandal, calling for an end to long-stay hospital care for people with learning disabilities.

The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) was established by NHS England to address the premature deaths of learning disabled people. Darren Devine speaks to the mother of Oliver McGowan, whose death was preventable, and a LeDeR reviewer about the initiative. 

Darren Devine discusses the widespread nature of the use of restraint and seclusion in schools for learning disabled children, and speaks to those campaigning to change this. 

Karen Watchman works with people with learning disabilities in both practice and in an academic setting. She spoke to LDT 2018 delegates about how to support people with a learning disability and dementia.  

The Care Quality Commission has pledged to review restrictive interventions (restraint, prolonged seclusion, and segregation) in a variety of settings.

Oliver McGowan died after being given antipsychotic medicine against his and his family's wishes. His mother speaks exclusively to LDT. 

Toolkit for accommodating neurodivergent workers is created for employers.

The use of legislation to safeguard people who lack the capacity to make their own decisions has continued to rise over the past year, including a 15% rise in guardianship orders, new figures have revealed.

NHS England has today promised rapid and sustained action to tackle the over-prescribing of psychotropic drugs to people with learning disabilities after three separate reports highlighted the need for change.

New resources have been launched that aim to aid professionals when they are making deprivation of liberty decisions.