I was pleased recently to welcome the new Minister for Community and Social Care, Alistair Burt MP, to The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Linden House service in Godalming Surrey. Joining me to welcome him were a number of people on …
The Transforming Care Delivery Board, comprising NHS England, the Local Government Association (LGA), the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health Education England (HEE) and the Department of Health has today published a …
Learning Disability Week is almost over but the commitment to improve quality of life and health outcomes for those living with learning disabilities goes on. The drive to share and embed best practice across the health and care system was …
To mark the launch of the recent green paper consultation: No voice unheard, no right ignored - a consultation for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions, Kerry Martin and Craig Hart from the National Forum of People …
Social Care News is pleased to share Gavin Harding (MBE)'s foreword from the recently published green paper 'No voice unheard, no right ignored - a consultation for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions.' As co-chair of the …
We're now over two weeks into the adult autism statutory guidance open consultation. This engagement exercise is your opportunity to help make the guidance supporting ‘Think Autism’, the update to the 2010 adult autism strategy, as pertinent and useful as …
Earlier this year, the Department of Health launched Think Autism – our cross-government update to the 2010 Adult Autism Strategy. Created with the involvement of people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, as well as their families and carers, it brings …