What follows was compiled as I tried to respond to a recent helpline call (Essentially this involved a significant change in provision, where the parent carer of ‘P’  believed the local authority was not using an up-to-date and accurate Care and Support Plan in its decision making). To ensure that my efforts researching Care Act […]

On Monday June 8th Rescare launched its film “Learning Disability the Right to Choose” via a well-attended  Zoom meeting. The film aimed to highlight current challenges facing people with learning disabilities, their families and carers; and to clarify and restate Rescare’s  future priorities and objectives. This short film is now available to view via YouTube […]

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 […]

On Monday June 8th Rescare launched its film “Learning Disability the Right to Choose” via a well-attended  Zoom meeting. The film aimed to highlight current challenges facing people with learning disabilities, their families and carers; and to clarify and restate Rescare’s  future priorities and objectives. This short film is now available to view via YouTube […]

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 […]