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The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on people with learning disabilities
The results of ongoing research funded by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Medical Research Council on the impact of the...
Oct 20, 2021


Sandwell Community Caring Trust CQC rating inadequate
On 14 September, a domiciliary care provider (and charity) for 150 people with learning disabilities or people with a physical disability...
Oct 19, 2021


Coroner’s concerns about failure to use the Mental Capacity Act in an NHS acute Trust
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has been criticised recently (16 September) by a coroner over the failure to...
Oct 18, 2021


Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Review
Following the Safeguarding Adults Review for three people with learning disability who died whilst detained under the Mental Health Act...
Oct 13, 2021


The Mental Capacity Act – why should we use it?
A new edition of our popular information sheet on the MCA is available. It gives a series of important reasons for using the MCA in...
Oct 11, 2021


Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s annual review of complaint
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s annual review of complaints was published at the end of September. Separate tables...
Oct 7, 2021


Deadlier than Winterbourne View?
On 9 September 2021, the Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board published a report on the deaths of three patients at a private learning...
Sep 21, 2021


NHS Digital releases annual DoLS statistics for England
Are acute NHS Trusts in England ready to assess, pre-authorise and authorise 30,000 cases a year under the Liberty Protection Safeguards?...
Sep 21, 2021


Sexual relations and contact with others (within a DoLS appeal)
A recently published case looked at whether a young man with a learning disability under DoLS in a care home had mental capacity to a...
Sep 20, 2021


Westbrook House CQC report rating inadequate
Ben King was 32 years old when he died at Jeesal Cawston Park hospital for people with learning disabilities. He was detained under the...
Sep 14, 2021


St Erme campus for people with autistic spectrum disorder
St Erme campus for people with autistic spectrum disorder On 11 August, Barbara Keeley, MP wrote to the Chief Executive of the CQC...
Sep 13, 2021


DNACPR Report from Compassion in Dying
Report title : Better understanding, better outcomes: what we’ve learned about DNACPR decisions before and during the Coronavirus...
Sep 3, 2021


DHSC publishes guidance on new rules for people working or deployed in care homes.
The DHSC has published guidance on new rules for people working or deployed in care homes. The rules are statutory and come into force on...
Sep 1, 2021


St Johns House hospital - CQC report rating inadequate
‘For one patient who had three staff observing them, all three staff were seen to be asleep at the same time. We checked written...
Sep 1, 2021


The Local Government Association & health inequalities
The Local Government Association has a new part of its website that looks at health inequalities and is being updated regularly. It...
Aug 30, 2021


SW England report on experiences of AMHPs & BIAs
On 30 July 2021, Social Work England published research based on the reported experiences of AMHPs and BIAs. It provides useful...
Aug 27, 2021
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