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The news that people with learning disabilities are being prescribed anti-psychotic medication inappropriately reminds me of the ‘chemical cosh’ situations of the bad old days. We need to ask questions…

I was speaking to a commissioner recently about the difficulty she had negotiating with some providers over fees, because nobody at a local level was able to make decisions. Inevitably,…

As more of us live longer, the awareness of the greater complexity of need in the last days, months and years of life has increased. This, together with the projected…

At the risk of teaching Grandma to suck eggs, let’s consider some of the current requirements for care and support planning in the field of mental healthcare in Wales. In…

At the risk of teaching Grandma to suck eggs, let’s consider some of the current requirements for care and support planning in the field of mental healthcare in Wales. In…

In the middle of the holiday season, the real benefits of a short break can be remarkable Always when I speak to staff returning from holidays with service users, the…

National Care Association leader Nadra Ahmed, OBE issues a stark warning to Cameron’s government, now 100 days in power. Mrs Ahmed, reacting to the “chronic underfunding” and financial pressures of…

The allegations surrounding the Kids Company charity, which closed recently, acts as a timely reminder about the importance of having robust whistle-blowing procedures in place and acting on complaints when…