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Vetting and barring and vulnerable adults: there are still questions to answer

By Simeon Brody on October 15, 2009 3:38 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Thumbnail image for andrew holman 60.jpgby Andrew Holman, social care consultant and director of Inspired Services

I was pleased to see the article on the new Vetting and Barring Scheme in Community Care. Flagged on the front cover as the detail of 'how it will really work' I quickly turned to it to read how my concerns where to be addressed.
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'Call crime against disabled people by its real name; don't tell me about safeguarding'

By Adam McCulloch on September 29, 2009 5:16 PM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks
Simon Stevens for web.jpgby Simon Stevens

I have known about adult protection or "safeguarding adults" as it is often called, but now, sadly, I have had some first-hand experience as a service user and, frankly, "we are not amused".
This appears to be one area where professionals revert to old habits and any notion of service user involvement is lost as well as the concept of service users being treated with any kind of equality with the general public.
The language used to describe the "bad things" which happen to service users is very different from that used in regard to the general public.

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How do people with learning disability get jobs?

By Simeon Brody on September 22, 2009 11:54 AM | 4 Comments | No TrackBacks
Richard-West.jpgby Richard West

With the latest employment figures for people with learning disabilities even lower than we had been led to believe, 7.3% instead of over 10%, the chances of people with learning disabilities getting a job seem bleaker than ever.

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Mental health tool is great at identifying exactly what we probably can't do

By Adam McCulloch on September 11, 2009 10:56 AM | 1 Comment | No TrackBacks
Corser, Peter web.jpgby Peter Corser

We are being asked to adopt the Yorkshire pathway for working with our client group - people with mental health problems. My initial glee has been dampened now it has been explained that this will not allow me to adopt a gruff manner and tell my clients to pull thee bloody socks up. Oh well.

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A holiday in the rain? Lucky you

By Adam McCulloch on August 23, 2009 12:03 AM | 2 Comments | No TrackBacks
Jennifer-Harvey-1.gifby Jennifer Harvey

You may rue that week sheltering in a caravan, but for vulnerable people such a break is too often seen as an unnecessary luxury

Everybody's going on holiday. Their worries will include the weak pound, the weather or how much their work will pile up while they're away.
But for some people even a rainy week in a caravan on the coast is an unattainable dream. If you need support to go on holiday, the cost can be prohibitive. You may have a support package for daily living but funding for holidays will be hard to come by and may mean giving up support deemed "none essential" at other times.

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Adult care green paper: Don't forget older people with learning disabilities

By Simeon Brody on July 22, 2009 10:51 AM | 6 Comments | No TrackBacks
tony-butcher.jpgby Tony Butcher

It is clear that there are an increasing number of older people with learning disabilities in the population as standards of living and medical advances have improved over the years. Yet last weeks green paper on care funding has not addressed the needs of this most vulnerable group who have to be supported with sufficient resources to help them in their latter years.
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Valuing People: Three forums come together

By Simeon Brody on July 10, 2009 2:55 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Richard-West.jpgby RIchard West

Earlier this week I went to a Valuing People meeting of the 3 forums. These are the National Forum of people with learning difficulties, the Nation Valuing Families Forum and NAGLDE, the National Advisory Group on Learning Disability and Ethnicity. The meeting was to see how we could all work together to 'deliver Valuing People Now'. The 2 directors, Anne Williams and Scott Watkin started the day off by talking about Valuing People and the need for good leaders.

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Valuing Employment Now - real jobs for people with learning disabilities

By Simeon Brody on July 3, 2009 3:55 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Richard-West.jpgby Richard West

On Wednesday (24th June) I went to a launch of the Valuing People Now Employment plan. Anne Williams and Scott Watkins, the national learning disability co-directors, talked about the plan.

It was an interesting talk about what it means for people with learning disabilities getting jobs. It made me think what does this all mean for BME people with a learning disability?
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Involving Service Users: Care Quality Commission makes a good start

By Simeon Brody on July 1, 2009 4:25 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
Richard-West.jpgby Richard West

I went to the launch of the Voices Into Action today, a report by the Care Quality Commission about how they will involve people and work with us to improve services.
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Valuing People Now: where is it?

By Andrew Holman on July 1, 2009 4:18 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacks
andrew holman 60.jpgby Andrew Holman

Last week the long awaited employment strategy for people with learning disabilities was launched - I think!
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