Dame Christine Lenehan is Director of the Council for Disabled Children. She was asked by the Department for Education to carry out a review of the experiences and outcomes of children and young people in residential special schools and colleges in England. Her report, ‘Good Intentions, Good Enough?’, was published in November 2017. Here she discusses what she found and how the system needs to change.

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As part of the Treat Me Well campaign, Mencap have included resources in Easy Read on their website.  Currently these include:

Sorting out problems with your hospital care

Getting the support you need

Your rights in hospital

The Accessible Information Standard – Easy Read

Mental Capacity Act – Easy Read

More resources will be added.

The resources can be accessed here.

You can read Jenny Morris’ blog here.

This guideline covers the care and support of adults receiving social care in their own homes, residential care and community settings. It aims to help people understand what care they can expect and to improve their experience by supporting them to make decisions about their care.

Access the guidance here.