Call for mandatory hospital training on learning disabilities
Campaigners have called for mandatory training to ensure people with learning disabilities are treated properly in hospital.
11 Dec 2018
News
Missing special needs support 'a national scandal'
Thousands of children missing out on support for diagnosed special educational needs in England is a "national scandal", Ofsted has said. There are 2,060 children in 2018 who have education, health and care plans (EHCs) setting out their needs, but who receive no support at all. Some parents said a child is only assessed when they are excluded.
HR
11 Dec 2018
LDDA criticises the concept of Purple Tuesday.
'The Tory Concept of 'Purple Tuesday' (to be next Tuesday 13th November 2018), "the UK's first accessible shopping day" is all very well and good but it does not recognise that, for a disabled person, being able to actually ENTER a shop is the end of the story, not the start.
PH
8 Nov 2018
New executive for LDDA from January 2019
We are pleased to announce that the following members, are going to be the new LDDA executive from 1st January 2019. The period of office is two years.
8 Nov 2018
Action on Delayed Transfer of Care – Lib Dem peer Lord Rennard writes about the problems and solutions
Lord Rennard has written the foreword for a paper 'Action on Delayed Transfer of Care' produced by the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA). The paper has been sent to MPs and peers most closely associated with health and disability issues as well as relevant Ministers and civil servants.
LCR
8 Nov 2018
Government threat to Community Transport schemes
Tthe Department for Transport (DfT) are proposing changes to the Community Transport (CT) Permit system. This affects CT providers that undertake paid services, even if they are small scale and linked to the local community. If the plan goes ahead CT providers will need an Operators' licence and their drivers will have to obtain Passenger Carrying Vehicles (PCV) licences. This will significantly increase costs. The new regulations will probably also reduce the number of volunteers willing to drive minibuses.
8 Nov 2018