The House of Lords yesterday debated (via a Virtual Proceedings) the effect of the current pandemic on social care, and especially on the care of those with  disabilities or considered vulnerable. The whole debate (transcript here) makes for interesting reading (There are an awful lot of pledges to change and reform social care ‘flying around’), […]

The following text was received from a long-standing Rescare member. As a parent and carer, she contributed to our anthology ‘Bound to Care’,  first published in 1996, which collated the experiences of eight family carers. So 23 years later, we can update you with the further experiences on one particular family. Note that we at […]

Some news on proposals for  legal reform, from north of the border, where they do things differently. There was an interesting debate in the Scottish |Parliament this week on improving the support for people with dementia and their carers. But Some SMPs broadened the debate to include a general consideration of the laws relating to […]

A quick reminder of the work of SeeAbility I attended some Public Health England (PHE) events in 2018, where discussions fed into PHE’s proposals for the priorities in the NHS Long Term Plan published this spring. One event included a presentation by SeeAbility, which was a bit of an eye-opener (pun intended). The key statistic […]

A final reminder that Rescare will be holding a special  meeting this Saturday at the NCVO buildings near Kings Cross. The main theme is Learning Disability and the Law, but other current issues will be discussed. The meeting is open to Rescare members and non-members. Members were notified via a flyer enclosed with the recent […]

NHS England medical director Professor Stephen Powis has announced that deaths of people with learning disabilities or autism in acute hospitals will be reported, starting from week of 11th May. This was announced at the Coronavirus press conference on May 8th.

Two Rescare trustees attended a webinar at the Royal Society of Medicine yesterday (30th April 2020) on Equity for Learning Disabled people during Covid-19. It was a powerful and worthwhile session and we highlight below the major points. There were three main contributors: Baroness Hollins who is herself a parent of a learning disabled person […]

The Care Quality Commission’s Annual Report ‘The State of Care’ has been published today, offering us the CQC’s latest assessment of health care and social care in England. Access details of the report, view the Press Release launching it , and download the Summary and Full Report from this page on the CQC website. A key […]

Just received: a press release from the LGO, who is so concerned at the percentage rise in complaints about EHCPs, and in the proportion of complaints he upholds, that he has issued a special Focus Report on the failings of the SEND system.                   “Children with special […]

Published today, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman’s Annual Review provides an overview of the state of adult social care, confirming what many people with learning disabilities, and their families and carers, will  know through personal experience. As the Ombudsman Michael King puts it ” The challenging picture we see played out in the […]