MPs briefed on Choice for Intentional Community and Shared Living
The following is extracted from a news item on the website of the Camphill Research Network (The Camphill Research Network was launched in August 2014, and is a not-for-profit initiative). A series of presentations took place at Westminster on 15th September 2015 on the benefits and methods of Shared Living and Intentional Community for the support of learning disabled […]
Commons Public Accounts Committee reviews ‘Phase 1 of Care Act’
There was an ‘interesting’ session of the Public Accounts Committee in the Commons on 12th October, taking oral evidence on ‘Care Act first-phase reforms and Local government new burdens’, from some very senior civil servants. Click on this link to read a full transcript: Oral evidence: Care Act first-phase reforms and Local government new burdens […]
United Nations Enquiry Into UK Violations Of Disabled People’s Human Rights
The following article is taken from the excellent Disability News Service (DNS) The United Nations is carrying out an unprecedented inquiry into “systematic and grave violations” of disabled people’s human rights by the UK government, Disability News Service (DNS) can finally confirm. DNS revealed last August that the UK appeared to have become the first […]
Work Capability Assessments not fit for purpose
53% of people who have been declared “fit to work” when applying for disability benefits are having their decisions overturned at appeal. The majority of decisions brought before the appeals panel which are overseen by a judge and a doctor are now judged to be wrong. The whole work capability assessment system needs to be […]
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Rescare was closely involved in the consultations during the drafting of legislation that eventually became the Mental Capacity Act 2005, often referred to as the MCA. A summary of the contents of the Act may be found here on the DirectGov website:- http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/governmentcitizensandrights/mentalcapacityandthelaw/makingdecisionsforsomeoneelse/dg_186479 . The Mental Capacity Act provides a framework to empower and protect […]
Valuing People & Valuing People Now
Valuing People (‘A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century’) was a government White Paper published in March 2001, by the Department of Health, who during the consultation process assumed the role of ‘lead department’. The introduction to the White Paper explained its significance: This is the first White Paper on learning disability […]
Rosa Monckton seeks families to talk about funding & assessment problems
A friend of Rescare has notified us that Rosa Monckton is currently working on a report about loss of Learning Disability services/support & would like to hear from people who have been affected by the list below.
Congratulations Team GB
The Special Olympic World games have just taken place in Los Angeles, USA. Special Olympics is a global movement of people who want to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, and was set up in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. This years games were attended by over 7,000 athletes from 177 countries including […]
Baroness Hollins: Has Government considered full impact of proposed National Living Wage?
Baroness Hollins: Has Government considered full impact of proposed National Living Wage? … especially on people with learning disabilities paying for personal care? A short but sharp exchange between Baroness Hollins (Crossbench Peer, expert on Learning Disability issues) and government spokesman, Lord Prior of Bramption in Written Answer to Question to Department of Health (27th […]
Shock Results of Survey of Learning Disability Nurses
A new RCN survey reveals that learning disability nurses have serious concerns about the impact that cuts are having on the 1.5 million people living with a learning disability in the UK. Learning disability nurses were asked to identify the main barriers to delivering the right standards of care and these areas were highlighted: