This paper reports findings drawn from a study of good practice in English social care for adults with disability and older people with severe and complex needs. People with severe and
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A children’s care home owner has been fined £2,400 following the death of a 15-year-old in its care. Hillcrest Care Ltd admitted employing insufficiently experienced staff at Pentwyn School, near
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A senior member of staff at Scotland’s national deaf school has been suspended as police explore allegations of misconduct. The specific details of the allegations at Donaldson’s School in Linlithgow
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A leading UK charity says disabled people are being ‘left out in the cold’ because they can’t get in through the front door of most UK homes. A survey by
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A Government decision to close a fund that helps the disabled to work and live in the community is under attack in the High Court. The Equality and Human Rights
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Thousands of sick and disabled people are being subjected to “upsetting and unnecessary” benefits assessments, charities have warned. People living with progressive and degenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s, motor neurone
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The Welsh Government will step in to support more than 1,600 severely disabled people in Wales who currently rely on a UK Goverment fund for their care needs when it
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HCPC launches consultation on revised guidance for disabled people wanting to become health and care professionals. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) has launched a consultation on revised guidance
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A new system of support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) comes into effect today. The new education, health and care plans, which stretch
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Nearly six out of 10 disabled people who have reported experiencing abuse feel unsatisfied with the way the police handled their cases, according to a new survey. A report by
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