News Bill Mumford resigns from Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Partnership LDT Editor Jul 8, 2014 Bill Mumford, head of the Winterbourne View Joint Improvement Partnership (JIP), has resigned from his role with…
Housing Second MacIntyre safeguarding case being investigated LDT Editor Jul 8, 2014 Three members of staff have been suspended from learning disability charity MacIntyre’s school at Wingrave,…
Features Learning Disability Week – My first… home LDT Editor Jun 20, 2014 Ben lives in Wiltshire and has been supported by Mencap to live independently. In this blog he shares his story of…
Housing Golden Lane Housing celebrate residents moving into final property bought with… LDT Editor Jun 4, 2014 Mencap’s housing service, Golden Lane Housing (GLH), recently celebrated tenants moving into the final property…
News Government fails to meet Winterbourne View commitments LDT Editor Jun 2, 2014 The government has failed to meet its commitment to ensure that people with a learning disability are supported to…
News Progress still slow in moving people with learning disabilities out of… LDT Editor May 22, 2014 Progress in moving people with learning disabilities out of Winterbourne View-style assessment and treatment units…
Lived experience Princess Royal opens specially designed learning disability service in Bristol LDT Editor Apr 29, 2014 HRH The Princess Royal opened a new service designed to empower people with learning disabilities to live…
Health Support providers Advance and KeyRing announce merger LDT Editor Apr 3, 2014 Housing, support and employment provider Advance and KeyRing, an organisation that develops and supports local…
Housing Charities call for urgent review of decisions to keep people with learning… LDT Editor Mar 20, 2014 Learning disability charities have called for an urgent review of all decisions to keep people placed in assessment…
Health One tenth of people with learning disabilities have transfer date from in-patient… LDT Editor Mar 19, 2014 Only a tenth of the 2,577 people with learning disabilities in in-patient hospital settings have a date set for…
Housing Failings uncovered at another Southern Health learning disability residential home LDT Editor Mar 10, 2014 A Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection of a Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust-run learning disability home…
Good practice and guidance CQC report paints worrying picture of residential hospital services LeeMC2022 Dec 13, 2011 The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has kicked off its major new programme of inspections of learning disability…
Employment Home ownerships: to work, or not to work? LDT Editor Feb 8, 2011 That is the question facing the increasing number of people with a learning disability who own a home of their own.…
Housing Housing benefit changes may harm independence, charities warns LDT Editor Jan 28, 2011 Proposed changes to housing benefit may lead to disabled people having to seek cheaper accommodation away from…