I hear this a lot: "The family will have to pay for that out of the child's DLA." Always makes me feel uneasy. High rate DLA + carer's allowance = ~£250 a week. Considering cost of living, barriers to work etc, is this attitude reasonable? Is it any of our business?

Clear + detailed report of case before Mr Justice Hayden about whether it's in the best interests of a young man with a rare chromosomal disorder (trisomy-13) to have COVID vax. Excellent reporting So rare to get journalists in Court of Protection Thank you Rachel Roberts 🌸 💃✍️🧘‍♀️🍀✈️🗽

“You will ensure that all cases are progressed efficiently through the system within this fast paced environment” 🤖 Social work is about people, relationships, rights, hope, love, time. Let’s let social workers be social workers, not robots #WSWD2024🩷🌍 rewritingsocialcare.blog/recruiting-rob…

New paper! Navigating uncharted territory with a borrowed map: lessons from setting up the BATH‑OUT‑2 randomised controlled trial in adult social care and housing services in English local authorities rdcu.be/dCwgJ Phillip Whitehead NIHR School for Social Care Research RCOTSS Housing Foundations

There aren't many research jobs like this in childhood neurodisability! ⬇️ Come and work with us!

A great *masterclass* in sensory processing and autism, highly recommended! A complex topic made simple, elegant, and very very human 👏👏👏

Great opportunity to find out about how delivery partner charities, NHS and Local Autorities are promoting health and wellbeing of parent carers of disabled children👍 Spread the word and sign up here eventbrite.co.uk/e/healthy-pare…

If you like these podcast episodes as much as I did, please put your review on the podcast itself, whatever platform you use. Give the credit where the funders can see it and we'll maybe get some more to listen to 😜😇

A great nights craic and the groundwork done for a great day tomorrow building inclusive methods. Come on children's therapies, get behind #CHESS if you're interested in early years independence skills, we need you and we want you! DM me 🙂

Social worker Rachel Meade has been awarded £40,000 for injury to feelings against Social Work England and Westminster City Council, aggravated damages against both, and exemplary damages against SWE. thetimes.co.uk/article/social…

We are currently recruiting educational settings to explore the effectiveness of #IntensiveInteraction to support children and young people with #PMLD. Visit our website for more information and to register your interest: interacttrial.com

New research about demand and supply of OT, PT, SALT for children with SEND ⬇️ RCOT CYPF RCSLTResearch TheAPCP British Academy of Childhood Disability

📢📢📢 We've got 2 Clinical Lead Occupational Therapy posts in our Rehabiltation and High Support Services, a great development opportunity for anyone looking to advance their career by utilising their knowledge and experience to lead and support OT's penninecare.nhs.uk/jobs#!/job/UK/…

⁦The Challenging Behaviour Foundation⁩ National Strategy Day discussing diverse topics. Great sharing of innovations and practices. ⁦LDEngland⁩ ⁦Mencap⁩ ⁦NHS England⁩

Exemplary, co-produced manifesto for Good Lives for people with learning disabilities. Please support and share widely RCOT_PLD Jennifer McAnuff Lisa Karen Scorer Joanna Grace PhD

This is a long blog about an order for caesarean with chemical or physical restraint if deemed necessary (conditions specified). It is important. A rare case. But very important. Stay with it: read the three observer accounts. Trinity Wilson ThePractisingMidwife Royal College of Midwives 💙

Love to see this issue being explored, lots to learn

My family was affected by prolonged disorder of consciousness last year. We hadn't a clue what to do, nor did the care team. Coma Research ensured my relative's best interests were assessed. She died with dignity as she'd have wanted. V happy to support this: justgiving.com/page/darren-sm…

Good to see research trickling through on occupational therapy-led home adaptations for children with intellectual disabilities. Aston Institute of Health & Neurodevelopment (IHN) can you put us in touch with Georgie about this? Dr Rachel Russell Foundations we can help with getting impact from this research 💪

Should the term "persistent vegetative state" be abolished? My response to Joshua Rozenberg reporting a judgment from Hayden J in his recent blog: rozenberg.substack.com/p/end-of-life-…