On 8 October 2020 the Care Quality Commission (the ‘CQC’) published the revised ‘Registering the Right Support’ guidance which is now called Right support, right care, right culture. This continues to be statutory guidance issued in accordance with s.23 of…
This is the fifth part of our series of briefings on Amending the Mental Health Act. In this series of briefings we look at what amendments might be forthcoming. In the recent Queen’s speech, the government confirmed its intention to amend…
‘Right to be heard’, is the Government’s response to the consultation on proposals for introducing mandatory learning disability and autism training for health and social care staff 1. Consulting on the proposals was a commitment made in the response to the…
The Department of Health and Social Care has announced there will be new mandatory training on autism and learning disabilities for all health and social care staff [1]. The decision was prompted by the death of Oliver McGowan who died…
