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Lady Allen of Hurtwood
To this day all of our families benefit from the incredible work of Lady Allen of Hurtwood. From the development of high-quality nurseries established throughout the UK after the second world war and her campaigning for children in institutional care which led to the passing of the Children Act 1948. The Children Act is still in existence today and has protected our children for over 70 years. Lady Allen founded the very first Adventure Playground for disabled children in 1970 in Chelsea, it was the first in the UK and she believed the first in the world. The fact that our children have the opportunity to play locally in specialist services, St Quintin’s or Chelsea Adventure Playground, in mainstream Adventure Playgrounds or school-based provision is attributed to the work of Lady Allen. We feel that her dedication and passion for disabled children and their families should be recognised, we hope you agree, if so click here to vote!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, […]