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• Latest data from NHSE on people in inpatient units. - 18/07/2019
  According to data released today from NHS Digital, 2270 people with a learning disability and/or autism remain locked away in in patient units. This is the second...    Read Full Story
• New CBF Internship - 09/07/2019
  We are delighted to have received funding for a new Internship at the CBF.  This role will sit alongside the current Policy and Information Intership.  See...    Read Full Story
• Reducing the Need for Restraint and Restrictive Intervention - 27/06/2019
  The Government has today published the long-awaited guidance on reducing restrictive intervention of children ‘Reducing the Need for Restraint and Restrictive...    Read Full Story
• Increase in number of children and adults with learning disabilities and/ or autism in inpatient units - 21/06/2019
  Increasing number of children and adults with a learning disability and/or autism being locked away in inpatient units – more than 2,250 people. Highest...    Read Full Story
• Panorama Undercover Hospital Abuse Scandal - 23/05/2019
    The Panorama programme has again exposed shocking abuse of people with learning disabilities, 8 years after the Government loudly and publicly committed to...    Read Full Story
• CQC- Interim report on the use of restraint, prolonged seclusion and segregation - 22/05/2019
  Closely following the Children’s Commissioner report on Monday 20th May, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published (Tuesday 21st May) its interim report on...    Read Full Story
• Office for Children's Commissioner report exposes the poor and restrictive treatment of children with learning disabilities and autism - 20/05/2019
  The Office for Children’s Commissioner have today published their report ‘Far less than they deserve: Children with learning disabilities or autism living...    Read Full Story
• Internship Opportunity - 15/05/2019
  Now in its 9th year, our internship programme is well established and structured to provide you with valuable experience. This is an excellent stepping stone into a...    Read Full Story
• CBF are Peoples Project Finalists - 29/03/2019
  We need your votes!!!!! We are all really excited at CBF to be shortlisted as one of the finalists in the Big Lottery People's Project in partnership with...    Read Full Story
• Latest Transforming Care Data shows care not transformed for thousands of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism - 21/03/2019
  With just a few days to go to the Transforming Care programme deadline of the end of March, the latest NHSE figures (for February) show that there are still 2,295...    Read Full Story