Stronger, Louder, Together!
Learning Disability England is working with 5 self-advocacy or human rights organisations as 1 of 7 social movements for better health that Nesta is supporting over the next year.
Read more “Health Through Rights – Self Advocacy as a Social Movement”Joe Ulleri – A life that mattered
Joe Ulleri was a much loved member of his family, and of the L’Arche Community where he lived.
He died in 2016 due to bad health care after a fall.
Read more “Sharing stories on what is important”
We have been talking about the recent news on the actions taken by the police and the regulator (CQC) after the abuse people experienced at Mendip House.
Read more “Mendip House – taking what happened seriously”
Sam Clark has written a short blog about the self advocacy convention in Blackpool in February.
Read more “Self Advocacy and working together – Blackpool and Beyond”
On 18th February the BBC released some figures that said there are lots more serious incidents and unexpected deaths in supported living.
Read more “Supported Living – What is happening”In December 2018 CQC were asked by the government to look at how restraint, seclusion and segregation are being used in services.
Read more “People not regimes – communication, rights and understanding”
Blog by Jayne Knight, Learning Disability England member
Read more ““REACH – constantly aspire for better” Reflections on Supported Living today”
Learning Disability England has joined over 100 social care sector organisations that have come together to unite and sign an open letter to the Minister of State for Social Care, Caroline Dinenage MP, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (Lords), Baroness Blackwood seeking clarification and change on concerning aspects of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. All firmly believe that the Bill will adversely affect the rights of people who rely on care and support services.
Read more “Human rights reform outrage – social care sector unites in open letter to Ministers criticising careless Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill”