The CBF writes topical articles regularly and produces three newsletters a year, providing opinion and resources for families and professionals.
Over five years have passed since the first national lockdown in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic but the impact is still being felt. It is important to learn from the experiences of family carers of people with learning disabilities during this time.
Read our summary of how the Government’s cuts will impact people with a severe learning disability and their families
Westminster launch of innovative project ‘What Matters to Me’ in front of wide range of stakeholders
An investigation by ITV News has exposed allegations of multiple failings at residential and supported living homes run by Lifeways
A BBC radio programme shows how the current system means that people with a learning disability and autistic people get stuck in mental health hospitals
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have paid damages to ‘AP’, who was inappropriately detained for 340 days because of a lack of suitable community support
The government are consulting on new draft guidance
We are seriously concerned that targets around annual health checks have been removed from the NHS's list of priorities
Read the winter 2024 edition of the CBF's newsletter 'Challenge'.
