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London Mayoral Candidates
As the London Mayoral Candidates prepare their manifesto’s to run the city as the Mayor for all Londoners. Full of Life are calling on them to set out what they are going to do to support children and young adults with Special Educational Needs and their parent and carers, who in some cases will be lifelong unpaid carers. Full of Life would like to see long term planning and direct service development that gives our sons and daughters a meaningful, healthy and happy life.Latest News
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Learning Disability and Autistic Patients Failed by the System
Learning disability and autistic patients are being failed by a system that does not provide proper care and support. Without proper care and support these young people will not be able to cope, the system’s answer to this is to lock them up, in some cases miles from their families and community. Millons of pounds […]
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Care Act analysis: what must be considered when setting personal budgets
Do not get stung, Belinda Schwehr examines a recent case in which the ombudsman criticised a council for arbitrarily capping a woman’s live-in care payments. A recent case involving a woman, Mrs Y, who had an arbitrary limit placed on her live-in care, provides a wonderful example of what the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman can […]
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Children with learning disabilities endure ‘terrible suffering’ in mental health hospitals, report finds
Children with learning disabilities endure ‘terrible suffering’ in mental health hospitals, report finds. Mother tells how her son’s arm was “snapped” by hospital staff when he was restrained. Children with learning disabilities and autism are enduring “terrible suffering” in mental health hospitals, where their human rights being widely breached, a damning new report has found, […]