Embracing our shared values as Supported Living teams drives excellence and empowers those we support. Theimpact of our values on team...

Learning Disability Week highlighted the core concerns for individuals with learning disabilities: equal access to healthcare,...

Learning Disability Week, our annual opportunity to raise awareness and understanding of learning disabilities. The theme for this year,...

All roads seem to lead back to regulation and inspection, don’t they? Our teams can provide consistently meaningful support, but without...

Now the dust has begun to settle on Whorlton Hall, our attention inevitably shifts to what we can learn from this case to inform and...

The first of a 3-part series exploring how you can provide "Empowering Support" We, each of us, have a unique opportunity in our hands-...

Supporting adults with learning disabilities and cerebral palsy in activities enriches their lives. Let's discover my three essential...

“What is your WHY?”- the loaded question I’m increasingly asked. And it’s not always an easy one to answer, is it? To stop and think,...

Nine former employees of Whorlton Hall are being prosecuted following a BBC Panorama investigation into neglect, verbal and psychological...

for individuals with a learning disability and hearing loss Did you know that: between 40-70% of individuals with a learning disability...

I published an article in the recent edition of the IHSCM Loop e-magazine about the importance of becoming a learning disability...

December is inevitably a time of reflection on our achievements; taking stock before we move excitedly into a New Year filled with hope...

One of the potentially most complex relationships your team will have to negotiate is with the families of the individuals they support....

The UK learning disability sector employs over 1.5 million people, making it one of the biggest employers in social care. In addition,...

The two words “mandatory training” have typically been met by teams with a sharp intake of breath, filling them with dread. The second...

The introduction of mandatory training in learning disability and autism in England and Wales has prompted a few questions from...

10 Tips to Support Meaningful Co-Production This week, between the 4th and 9th July, is National Co-production Week. Co-production is: “A...

Last week’s announcement that the Oliver McGowan mandatory training in learning disability and autism received Royal Assent within the...

Introduction: In 2021, the National Autistic Society estimated that 1/3 of autistic people also have a learning disability. Current...

Photo credit: Mencap 10 Interesting Facts about Down Syndrome March 21st sees World Down Syndrome Day; our next opportunity to Rock our...