L’Arche, Manchester – The New House
Rescare is aware of the work of the charity L’Arche nationally, but especially of that of L’Arche, Manchester. We have been informed that the ‘New House’ project in Manchester is nearing completion – the house has been constructed and is about to ‘go live’. To learn more about how L’Arche is applying its distinct philosophy […]
Rosa Monckton: epetition receives formal response from DoH
Since this petition has now passed 10,000 signatures (12,100 and rising) , the relevant government department has been obliged to publish a response. The full text on the direct.gov website reads as follows: Ring fence money for people with learning disabilties Responsible department: Department of Health Ring fence funds allocated for people with learning disabilities […]
Minister ‘extremely concerned’ that safeguarding alerts still exist for six ex-Winterbourne patients
Following the broadcast on 29th October of BBC Panorama’s follow-up program on Winterbourne View, ‘The Hospital That Stopped Caring’ (which presented new evidence of poor training and false record-keeping at Winterbourne View, and claims that a number of former patients have faced further assaults or unnecessary restraints in other care establishments), Liz Kendall MP tabled […]
Disability hate crime
Once again thanks to a Rescare member for bringing an important news-item/opinion-piece to our attention. An excellent article on ‘disability hate crime’ by Ben Reilly-Smith was published in The Guardian in the run-up to the Paralympics. It features some dreadful facts and and depressing statistics, but readers should persevere and read it in full. Despite […]
Winterbourne View: Care workers being sentenced
26th October 2012: Care workers who admitted a total of 38 charges of neglect or abusing patients at a private hospital are being sentenced at Bristol Crown Court. For latest update, see BBC News
Westminster Hall debate on disability and benefit reforms
25th October 2012: a significant and informative Westeminster Hall debate took place. (For a definition of this type of adjournment debate, see here). To read a full transcript of the debate, see http://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2012-10-25a.319.0 and http://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2012-10-25a.339.1 Warning: this may require some stamina and persistence, but will be worth it. The debate was on the general topic […]
SCIE launches new online resource: Find Me Good Care
The bulletin below was released by the Social Care Institute for Excellence on 23rd October 2012. Whilst aimed at all those seeking information, the families and carers of persons with a learning disability may find this a useful resource. The Care Provider Search utility within the Find Me Good Care website may be especiallyhelpful. (Tip: […]
Crash: What went wrong at Winterbourne View by Peter Oakes
Peter Oakes of Hull University has written an analysis of the circumstances of Winterbourne View, which makes thought-provoking and occasionally distressing reading: http://jid.sagepub.com/content/16/3/155.full.pdf+html?ijkey=7.qukIU23rxvY&keytype=ref&siteid=spjld
ONS data reveals the death toll in the NHS and in Care Homes
A recent article in the Daily Telegraph analysed official figures released by the Office for National Statistics, under the the headline “Patients starve and die of thirst on hospital wards“. Whilst the article begins by citing events within NHS hospitals, it goes on to report the analysis of deaths within the Care Home sector, and […]
NICE: New guidelines on diagnosis and management of autistic spectrum conditions in adults
The following exchange took place in the House of Commons on 15th August 2012, and should be of interest to any carer, realtive or parent of an adult with an ASD Valerie Vaz (Walsall South, Labour) To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether (a) he, (b) the National Institute for Health and Clinical […]