Learning Disability

We hear a lot about health inequalities in terms of access to health care and treatment. Many people with learning disabilities tend towards obesity, through lack of access to healthy…

What is ‘art’? People with something important to say are saying it by creating moving and beautiful work. Standing in the lobby the other day, one of the engineers sent…

A small column in this week’s Private Eye caught my attention, as it relates to an ongoing struggle to maintain a way of working at a unique service for people…

It’s budget setting time again, and a manager’s thoughts turn to saving money. But how can we engage staff and service users in making sure costs don’t run away with…

Memories can be triggered by different sensations; a song, an image, an item of clothing. Using different senses to help with transition can make for some unusual practice. I have…

Trying to get to sleep can be a real problem for some. Sometimes a mug of cocoa and a warm bath is all you need, but what if it isn’t…

This week thoughts turn to love, romance and relationships. And its not even Spring……. I am a member of a group of professionals working in the field of learning disability…

Another Big Thing this month (and nothing to do with Scotland specifically) is the launch of Mencap’s ‘Hear My Voice’ campaign, which champions the right of people with learning disability…