Reminder to Members – AGM (6th October 2017)
Just a quick reminder to Rescare members… Rescare AGM is on 6th October 2017 at the Friends Meeting House, Stockport Location details: www.stockportmeetinghouse.org.uk/location/ Members should have already received their invitation in the post a few weeks ago. If you now decide to attend, please notify us by phone or email.
Video from Camphill Research Symposium 2017
The Camphill Foundation is a US-based organisation with a primary focus on North America. Under its aegis,an event entitled ‘The Camphill Research Symposium 2017’ took place in July in Hudson, New York State. Obviously much of the agenda was not immediately relevant to the UK. One session however which may be of interest comprised a […]
West Sussex Care Homes under Investigation by Police and CQC
Some disturbing news from Sussex, reported by BBC local news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-40991641 “Police inquiries and unannounced inspections have been carried out at disability care homes in West Sussex. They were in response to “significant safeguarding concerns” after a number of reported deaths. The Care Quality Commission was alerted to Sussex Health Care services by West Sussex […]
Paul Burstow announced as new SCIE Chair
A press release from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), dated 27/07/2017, has alerted us to the SCIE’s appointment of a new Chair, Paul Burstow . Burstow was a Liberal Democrat MP (1997 to 2015), and served as Minister of State at the Department of Health (2010 to 2012) with responsibility for care services. […]
ADASS Budget Survey 2017: Difficult Decisions Ahead
The pressures on the funding of Social Care in the year are stated bluntly in the latest annual Budget Survey from The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) – published at the end of June. Please read this this press release from ADASS which summarises the result of the survey. The […]
TLAP publishes important Care Act Survey results…
Just published (29/06/2017), Think Local Act Personal’s (TLAP’s) report on the impact of the Care Act in its first year. This is an important document since the survey was commissioned by the DoH. To find the report, visit this TLAP webpage where there are links to downloadable PDF documents.
Project Art Works – Pilot Study Report
Project Art Works is familiar to us here at Rescare – because i) the son of one of our trustees participates in its activities, and ii) one of the regular speakers at the ‘Autism a Hands on Approach’ conference, held annually here in Stockport, also has two sons sons who attend. Project Art Works describes itself […]
Ministerial Statement on ESA, Universal Credit, severe disability, and future assessments
This policy statement, in the form of a answer from Minister Penny Mordaunt, in the Commons on 26th June caught our eye. We will await developments in the autumn; hopefully the application of a degree of common sense to future re-assessments of persons with severe and lifelong conditions (including, obviously many with learning disabilities) will prevent both […]
Alfred Barlow (our Hon. Vice-President) – Loss of Medals
This news posting has been created in haste (Cut&pasted from Facebook). 1) If anyone can help with information, please do so. 2) Let’s hope we can update this post with some good news One of Rescare’s founders, and current Honorary Vice-President, has featured in local and national news after the loss of his four war […]
Inspiring stories at Scotland’s first Learning Disability Awards
The best, in not the only extensive coverage of Scotland’s newly established Learning Disability Awards was in the Daily Record. The full report is available via this link – but perhaps we may just quote its opening words “MUCH is written about the struggles and challenges faced by those living with learning disabilities. But a new awards competition is shining […]