This booklet has been written to help health and social care providers ensure that Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews improve the lives of people they support.

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The following blog was written by a person with learning disabilities, who wanted to share her experiences of how good support has helped her to live the life she has always wanted.

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“This is not about getting extra violin lessons for our kids. This is about the support they need to achieve their full potential in life.

“It’s about how they might be able one day to get a job and live independently. It’s that important.”

Sarah Jones is one of four mothers from Surrey taking a case to the High Court to challenge cuts to services for their five children with disabilities.

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The use of restraints on adults with learning disabilities in hospital units in England rose by 50% between 2016 and 2017, figures show.

In 2017, restraints were used more than 22,000 times – once every half an hour. This was up from 15,000 times in 2016.

Former Social Care Minister Norman Lamb said the use of restraint was “shameful”.

The Department of Health said it was committed to reducing the use of restrictive force in hospitals.

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Also covered in the Guardian here

Don’t forget Transforming Care – Is it Working? will be on BBC Radio 4 at 20:00 on 2 October.

Advocacy Awareness Week (22-26th October) is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the power and impact that advocacy has on people’s lives. It also gives us time to explore and communicate some of the pressing issues facing the future of advocacy in helping peoples voices be heard.

Find out how to get involved over at NDTi