The Society for Children
and Adults with Learning
Disabilities and their Families
Supporting Campaigns
Lobbying MPs, ministers & agencies on legislation and policy changes
Helpline: 0161 474 7323
Here to help with questions relating to learning disability and its impact on family carers
Overview
Rescare is a charitable organisation run by families of people with learning disabilities, for people with learning disabilities and their families. The first-hand experiences of its committee and its staff gives Rescare a particular insight into the problems associated with learning disability, and especially into the pressures on family carers. Rescare always welcomes new members (Application details here).
Rescare runs a helpline five days a week, Monday to Friday, except on public holidays and between Christmas and New Year. The helpline is available during office hours – currently 9.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Outside these hours, messages may be left on our answer-phone. The helpline’s number is 0161 474 7323. To contact the helpine by email, please use the Contact Form on our Contact Us page.
Our Helpline number – 0161 474 7323
The helpline will attempt to reply to most questions relating to learning disability, and in particular to its impact on family carers; questions received often relate to health care, social care, education and housing provision. Note: we can give information on legislation relating to learning disability e.g. the Mental Capacity Act, the role of the Court of Protection, the Children and Families Act, the Care Act 2014, but cannot give specific legal advice.
Rescare also supports campaigns run by its members, and may endorse the campaigns of other organisations and charities as it sees appropriate. Rescare lobbies MPs, ministers and agencies such as the Law Commission, on changes to legislation and policy, and responds to many consultations on issues relating to learning disability.
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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 finding of the report is that "a better system of care is needed for people with a learning disability or autism who are, or are at risk of, being hospitalised, segregated and placed in overly restrictive environments". [ 436 more words ] CQC: “The care given to people with a learning disability or autism is not acceptable” 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 educational needs and disabilities are increasingly being failed by the system designed to support them, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. [ 360 more words ] Ombudsman issues special report on EHCPs and SEND – “A system in crisis?” Simon Baron-Cohen: ‘Neurodiversity is the next frontier. But we’re failing autistic people’ Simon Baron-Cohen: ‘Neurodiversity is the next frontier. But we’re failing autistic people’
www.rescare.org.uk/cqc-the-care-given-to-people-with-a-learning-disability-or-autism-is-not-accep...
www.rescare.org.uk/ombudsman-issues-special-report-on-ehcps-and-send-a-system-in-crisis/
The Society for Children and Adults
with Learning Disabilities and their Families