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By the age of 18, most young people are nearing the end of their tolerance for formal education. For those with additional needs, is age a reason to remove them…

This week NHS England responded to research that shows a worrying number of people with learning disability are being over prescribed medications. An urgent summit will be held today (17th…

The Duty of Candour places a responsibility on providers to be open and honest about incidents in the delivery of care.  But surely this goes without saying. In March 2015…

Out and about in the community with profoundly disabled adults can have you desperate for change in more ways than one! I have just signed one of those online petition…

Recent efforts to recruit nurses have highlighted a problem with supply. It’s becoming a proper chore these days, getting hold of the right staff for your service. As a manager…

Parents of people with learning disabilities face daily struggles with the things we all take for granted. In my career I have known many, many families who support children and…

The treatment of whistleblowers does little to encourage more people to speak out about poor practice at work. Yet it is essential that managers are made aware when service users…

An article in Community Care this month suggests that by being highly risk-averse, providers may be doing people with learning disabilities more harm than good. Anyone who has been around…