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Learning Disability England
Questions about our policy and actions on shared values and governance
An update on what we have done so far and will do next
10th October 2018
Read more “Update on what we have done after people challenged our governance rules and values”
Leading social care interest groups from across the care sector are calling on the Government to urgently rethink its Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill that is now at a crucial parliamentary stage.
Read more “The planned mental capacity reforms are not fit for purpose – Self Advocates, families and providers all told us that”
What this is about
Depriving someone of their liberty is one of the most serious things the state can ever do to it’s citizens. It means that even if you can tell people what you want, you can’t decide for yourself things like what you want to do, or where you live.
Read more “Learning Disability England members responses to consultation on Mental Capacity Act changes and priority areas of concern”
Essential overnight social care support services are at risk because of government inaction over sleep-in payments, according to an open letter to ministers published today.
Read more “Demand for urgent government action on sleep in crisis”
Location: Milton Keynes
Hours: Full time 35 hours a week
Salary: £72,000 dependent upon experience
Car allowance: £5,000 per annum
Read more “MacIntyre Charity is recruiting an Operations Director”Learning Disability Members Update on NHS Continuing Healthcare,
September 2018
From LDE member rep Alison Giraud Saunders
Read more “The Continuing Healthcare Information Research Project”
This is what the 3 Co-Chairs of Learning Disability England’s Representative Body think about the report from the government.
Read more “What we think about the government’s response to the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme”
What we are doing about to answer those questions
Read more “Questions we have been asked about our governance after the CMG Tribunal decision”
Meetings about how people with a learning disability or autism will be included in the plan
Read more “Planning for the next 10 years of the NHS”