Health Mental health and neurodiversity officer set to ‘transform’ NHS… Lauren Nicolle Jun 5, 2024 For the first time ever, NHS England has appointed a medical director for mental health and neurodiversity who will…
Autism NHS England launches online autism support centre for families and carers Lauren Nicolle Oct 3, 2023 A new website has been launched by NHS England in a bid to ensure autistic people, their families and carers can…
Health NHS England reminds healthcare professionals to make “appropriate” DNACPR… Lauren Nicolle Apr 19, 2023 NHS England has reminded healthcare professionals to make “appropriate” DNACPR (do not attempt cardiopulmonary…
Autism NHS consults on plans to close Calderstones – the last old-style learning… LDT Editor Dec 5, 2016 NHS England has published proposals to close England’s last old-style long-stay learning disability hospital at…
Challenging Behaviour Charities renew pressure to move people with learning disabilities out of… LDT Editor Sep 30, 2016 Charities Mencap, the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and the National Autistic Society have produced new campaign…
Features Homes not Hospitals – this time, the outcome must be different LDT Editor Nov 11, 2015 The recent publication of Homes not Hospitals, the latest attempt to solve the problem of people with learning…
Housing Public Accounts Committee calls for redesign of system to ensure people with… LDT Editor Mar 27, 2015 The institutional model of care for people with learning disabilities is “completely inappropriate” and a redesign…
Health Health and social care leaders set out next steps in transforming learning… LDT Editor Jan 29, 2015 Ensuring high quality community-based alternatives to hospital are in place and tightening regulation and…