A housing support service in Airdrie has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator for the second inspection in a row. Inspectors gave Monklands Women’s Aid marks of ‘excellent’
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Time limits on police bail and possible sanctions for professionals who fail to take action on child abuse are among measures in the Queen’s Speech. Pre-charge bail for suspects will
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Peer support has great potential to boost person centred care and is greatly valued by people who take part in it says Nesta and National Voices as they launch the
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Almost 5,000 disabled adults have been sexually abused in England in the past two years, figures show. The NSPCC said information from 106 councils showing 4,748 reports of sex abuse
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Disabled people have been forced to turn to loan sharks and food banks because of the “unlawfully long time” taken to provide them with vital welfare benefits, the High Court
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The Health and Social Care Information Centre on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) has released quarterly figures for January – March 2015. The data shows 119 out of 152 councils
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Half of England is now covered by a new service to make sure people with mental health conditions, learning disabilities or other vulnerabilities such as debt or homelessness are supported
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Following a consultation under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government, the Department of Health has now published some changes to Mental Health Act (1983) Code of
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A report published today gives a snapshot of the experiences of people with learning disabilities who are inpatients in either NHS or independent services, and provides a new insight into
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The City of Edinburgh Council is the first Scottish local authority to sign a pledge to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination at work. The ‘See Me in Work’ scheme
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