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Spring 2016

Searching for the truth about long-stay hospitals

The enduring values of the Rathbone family

Come out of your comfort zones and work alongside people

Councils disregard the Care Act at their peril

Meeting MPs: people and potholes

“I really, really want more work”

Max Neill – a great advocate

Expert help at the click of a button

The Black Stork and the short life of Baby Bollinger

The Coldharbour hospital fire – why did 30 people lose their lives?

Creative commissioning in the face of budget cuts

What happened to the ‘Big Society’ for people with learning disabilities?

Whatever happened to Larry?

High comedy, tragedy and a crop of witty and polished cartoons

Kick the doors open!

Peggy’s journey

An ideological Trojan horse – greed and cruelty dressed up as compassion, that’s Dave’s ‘Big Society’

DLA to PIP – more hurdles for disabled people to negotiate

Risk-averse staff are undermining the aims of the Mental Capacity Act

How to draw parents with learning disabilities into meetings

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