Finding a home for adults with complex care needs can be a challenge many families face. But one couple decided to try something new and developed a care home for their son which has gained ...

Children with complex disabilities are set to receive better social care, education and health as a result of a guide published today, according to the Department of Health. A statement from the DH ...

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As medicine advances and more children with complex needs live into adulthood, the need for compassionate, specialized care continues to grow. The Comfort Zone’s young adult pilot program focuses on ...

Dame Christine Lenehan review of inpatient care for children and young adults with severe learning disabilities finds policies and services lack co-ordination and calls for health and social care to ...

'Adults with complex needs' is not a defined clinical group but encompasses any adult needing a high level of support with many aspects of their daily life who relies on a range of health and social ...

Placing disabled children or those with special needs with families can be challenging, but for adoptive and foster parents, it’s ultimately a very rewarding experience. As Newcastle City Council team ...

The first doctor specialising in profound and multiple learning disabilities in the UK is set to be recruited later this year. Hull clinical commissioning group (CCG) took the decision to employ a ...

The Social Care Institute for Excellence recommends self-advocacy as a way of ensuring people with learning disabilities and complex needs are not left behind in personalisation reforms The ...

The committee's understanding of the special educational needs and disability (SEND) code of practice is that it highlights the importance of supporting children and young people to achieve their ...

A manager at a specialist housing association has said the new tenant satisfaction measures (TSMs) are not accessible for residents with complex needs or disabilities. A manager at a specialist ...

The parents of two children with complex medical needs allege their children have been left at risk of choking in class. The mother of another student alleges she was not informed that her son went ...