Features DBS checks: the vital safety net to protect the vulnerable LDT Editor Feb 20, 2015 Employers can check the criminal record of someone applying for a role in the care sector. This is known as getting…
News More needs to be done to protect adults with learning disabilities from abuse LDT Editor Mar 7, 2013 Adults with learning disabilities should be listened to more and given better education and support to deal with…
News Castlebeck goes into administration LDT Editor Mar 6, 2013 Castlebeck, the learning disability residential care provider that operated the Winterbourne View hospital where an…
Equality More action needed to tackle learning disability discrimination in the workplace LDT Editor Mar 6, 2013 A shocking report out this week shows that people with learning disabilities are more likely than other groups to…
Health Councils fall short in response to adult abuse allegations LDT Editor Jan 20, 2011 Evidence suggested that the most common outcome of any referral from a care setting was "inconclusive" and that…