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Cutting day services is not modernisation
- Author:
- HOLMAN Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 21(2), 2007, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Day services for people with learning disabilities have become targets for cuts by local authorities using the argument that it is modernisation. Yet few people with learning disabilities are in work. The author argues that proper community based-support that meets people's needs and promotes employment opportunities is required.
Why it took so long to expose the abusive regime at Longcare
- Author:
- PRING John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 7(1), June 2005, pp.15-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In 1994, a leaked Buckinghamshire County Council report revealed that, for more than 10 years, former social worker Gordon Rowe had been beating, raping and neglecting the adults with learning difficulties who lived in the residential homes run by his company, Longcare. This paper explains how Rowe's regime was able to continue undetected for so long. The article examines the failings of the individual and organisations that had contact with the residents, including the Longcare staff, Buckinghamshire County Council, Thames Valley Police, the professionals who visited the homes, the homes' neighbours, the Longcare GP, the General Medical Council, the legal system and the local authorities that placed residents at the home.
Thinking ahead: a planning guide for families
- Author:
- TOWERS Christine
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 140
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide offers ideas for how different people can help parents, and contribute to thinking and planning for the future of their son or daughter with learning disabilities..People with learning disabilities need support to shape their future and to be central to any planning. People working in local authorities and voluntary organisations have a role to play in supporting families through discussions, providing information and supporting change. The nine sections of the guide look at different aspects of thinking about preparing for the future: making decisions; making ploans for the future; building friendships and support networks; talking about difficult subjects; making financial plans; housing and support; making a plan for emergencies; keeping an eye on things to help make a relative's future settled and secure; and making a plan for the future. The guide includes templates to help the user with these tasks. (Edited publisher abstract)
Shut out in the name of modernisation
- Author:
- TICKLE Lousie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 23.8.07, 2007, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Many local authorities are closing day services for people with learning disabilities. The author discusses whether this is necessary modernisation, as some councils claim, or whether it is just an excuse to cut costs.
How can local authorities increase the take-up of direct payment schemes to adults with learning disabilities?
- Author:
- RESEARCH IN PRACTICE FOR ADULTS
- Publisher:
- Research in Practice for Adults
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- Dartington
The recent White Paper, 'Our Health, Our Care, Our Say' has continued the vigorous promotion of Direct Payments at a policy level. In practice, however, the take-up has been low, including among people with learning disabilities. This briefing identifies practical initiatives designed to increase the numbers who can benefit. It includes discussion on training and support for front-line staff and providing effective ongoing support.
The views of children and young people with learning disabilities about the support they receive from social services: a review of consultations and methods
- Authors:
- KNIGHT Abigail, et al
- Publisher:
- University of London. Institute of Education. Thomas Coram Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 24p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is intended to act as a resource for local authorities and others, to assist them in consulting young people with learning disabilities about the services they receive.
Community Discharge Grant 2021/22
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
A brief outline of the Community Discharge Grant 2021/22. The purpose of the Grant is to provide Transforming Care Partnerships (TCPs) and Integrated Care Systems (ICS) with additional funding to facilitate timely community discharge to reduce the net number of people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are inpatients in NHS hospital settings. This is the first three-year grant of this type: local Government in England will receive £62 million over three years under the Barnett formula (£20 million in 2020/21, £21 million in 2021/22, £21 million in 2022/23). Funding for 2020/21 and 2021/22 has now been distributed. The key difference this year (2021/22) is that the monitoring requirements for this year’s grant have been strengthened. To ensure oversight of local authority CDG expenditure the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is introducing a DHSC data recording tool for the 2021/22 financial year. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning disabilities market position statement: good practice checklist
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
A learning disability market position statement checklist that takes into account the Institute of Public Care's approach to ‘Commissioning Ordinary Lives for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism’. It provides a quick way of assessing whether a market position statement, which summarises the supply and demand in a local area or region, covers the right areas and the extent to which it is market facing. It can be used to review statements which take account of all ages across the whole system, such as health, education, social care, housing and communities. The checklist can be used by local areas use it to review their own market position statements and could also be used as part of a wider discussion with neighbouring authorities. (Edited publisher abstract)
A Halifax case study that offers an alternative history of care provided by local authorities under the 1913 Mental Deficiency Act
- Author:
- DALE Pamela
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 42(2), 2014, pp.133-140.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Institutions, and their problems, have traditionally dominated learning disability histories. Far more is known about what happened in areas where councils established and/or enthusiastically used local institutions than other places. Local authorities less committed to institutional care must have relied more on family and other carers. This may have signalled a more positive, even inclusive, approach to caring for people with learning disabilities. The Halifax case study provides some evidence to support this conclusion, but limited provision and reliance on distant facilities also permitted the neglect, and even abuse, of individuals in ways that resonate with recent scandals in the care sector. Note: for accuracy, this study uses the historically correct terminology with sincere apologies for any distress this may inadvertently cause. (Edited publisher abstract)
Thinking ahead: improving support for people with learning disabilities and their families to plan for the future
- Author:
- TOWERS Christine
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
In the next 20 years, the number of people with learning disabilities aged 65+ is predicted to double. The greatest increase in life expectancy will be in people with mild learning disabilities who will have a comparable life expectancy with those in the general population of a similar socio-economic group. Therefore, families with people with learning disabilities will need to plan for their future care. The Thinking Ahead project aims to raise awareness about these concerns with policy-makers, local authority managers in social care and housing, carers’ organisations and more widely in the community. This report presents the findings of a survey about families' level of worry about the future, and how much help they have had in planning for a future when they will not around to support or care for a son or daughter with learning disabilities. The report also outlines findings from workshops and the development of a planning guide and its content. It recommends that policy and guidance on supporting people with learning disabilities and their families need to include statements on the importance of planning for the future, with requirements for local services to have a clear system to ensure future plans are developed. (Original abstract)