Good health and Annual Health Checks: Webinar
As guidance changes how can support services help people with learning disabilities stay healthy including having an annual health check?
Read more “Good health and Annual Health Checks: Webinar”Stronger, Louder, Together!
As guidance changes how can support services help people with learning disabilities stay healthy including having an annual health check?
Read more “Good health and Annual Health Checks: Webinar”It’s that time again – things are changing for people who are shielding.
Read more “Things are changing for more people – let’s get ready”During the last 4 months we have all had to face lockdown because of Covid 19 (Coronavirus).
Read more “Confused by lockdown? Me too”The webinar was on Tue, 9 June 2020
Click here to watch the recording
Click here to get a copy of the slides used
Alex Ruck Keene and Steve Broach from 39 Essex Chambers covered the basic principles of law underpinning decision making like the Mental Capacity Act and the current guidance including
• restrictions on people living with people shielding
• track & trace responsibilities and roles especially for supporters
• making individual decisions on risk visit and any activity that balances infection control & well being for example
The information was correct at the time of recording on 9.6.20
Learning Disability England has been working in partnership with Turning Point.
On 2 June 2020, CQC published data on deaths of people with a learning disability during the pandemic. This data shows an increase of 134% on the number of people dying that were reported to CQC compared to last year. You can read the standard and easy read report on their website
Read more “Learning and taking action during Covid 19”By Gary Bourlet, Engagement Lead with Learning Disability England
Read more “People who count during Covid-19”Update: Voting is now closed! Thank you to everyone who voted. Find out about your new representative body here.
Read more “LDE Representative Body Elections 2020 – Voting is now open!”