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Improving the quality and content of health plans for people with learning disabilities. The Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities (CIPOLD) report in March 2013 provided…

Supporting people with learning disabilities who do not communicate verbally or who have multiple sensory needs presents a real challenge when it comes to their involvement in the care process.…

WARNING:  This article contains material that some readers may find distressing. Do we understand the evidence of pain in service users who are profoundly learning disabled? In a career of…

Switching on all over the country This evening I was faced with a tedious diversion as the town festive light display was being switched on. This involves a few tastefully…

If you manage a care home for people with learning disability it may be that occasionally you find yourself justifying why residential group living is still appropriate for your client…

We are in that weird twilight zone at work where the Ofsted inspection is just overdue and we are anticipating a visit any day. Right now, we just want the…

Recently I attended a safeguarding seminar in London primarily because it promised information about recruiting staff and volunteers and how to use value-based interviewing. Whilst this was really interesting and…

I’m not answering the door this evening, partly because I am busy writing this blog, and partly because the neighbourhood is full of wailing children in face paints and expensive…