Mencap manifesto calls for end to learning disability discrimination
A new campaign urging politicians to wake up to learning disability as an election issue is being launched this week by Mencap. The charity says a new public opinion poll
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Report: Palliative care for people with learning disabilities
An article examined the views of people with learning disabilities, their family and carers, concerning palliative care. It said that people with learning disabilities were able to have conversations about
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Care UK workers begin new strike in Doncaster
Care workers at Care UK in Doncaster have begun new strike action today for two weeks, after the company refused to discuss a wage rise this year. The action comes
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Labour calls for two-year deadline on learning disabilities units
Labour has called on the Government to commit to a two-year deadline to end the practice of placing vulnerable people with learning disabilities in Assessment and Treatment Units – like
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Report: Social climate in learning disability services
Social climate of psychiatric institutions correlates with multiple outcomes related to staff and patients. Research into social climate in Learning Disability services is limited. Staff and patients in Learning Disability
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Three staff suspended from MacIntyre learning disability school
Following a recent whistleblowing incident, three members of staff have been suspended from work, pending a police investigation, at MacIntyre’s School at Wingrave, Buckinghamshire. Sarah Burslem, Managing Director, said “After
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NI Learning Disability charity in court over proposed eviction
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) is set to take a mental health charity to court in an attempt to forcibly remove it from Hillsborough Castle. Praxis Care has run the
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Report: Value of advocacy services for parents with learning disabilities
An article examined the costs and outcomes of advocacy provided to parents with learning disabilities at risk of having their children taken into care. It said that the potential cost
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Turning Point Scotland service impresses inspectors
A housing support service in Perth and Kinross has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator after an unannounced inspection. Inspectors gave Turning Point Scotland’s Perth and Kinross service
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Report: Learning Disabilities Census, England – Further analysis
This report presents further findings from the 2013 Learning Disabilities Census, following an initial report published on the 13 December 2013. The principal aim of the Census was to deliver
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