Edel Harris OBE, Chief Executive of the learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to learn, understand or do things. charity Mencap, said:
Crisis is a word we hear too often, but the government The Government are the people who run the country. The Government decide how much tax people should pay and how things like the National Health Service (NHS) should work. can be under no illusions that the social care Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it. system is on the brink of collapse and without urgent action, millions of people will be left without the care they need and deserve.
Today’s CQC report shows a deluge of unmet need, with thousands of disabled people and their families bearing the brunt of reduced access to support and an understaffed, undervalued social care workforce.
People with a learning disability should be actively involved in decisions affecting their own care but instead, they’re left waiting and as a result are at increased risk of harm and are experiencing poorer quality care.
We need more funding from government to deal with these pressures, to improve access to timely care and support and address the recruitment and retention crisis in the social care workforce.
Our message to the next Prime Minister The Prime Minister is the leader of the government. is simple; don’t turn your back on people with a learning disability."
The report from the Care Quality Commission can be found here: www.cqc.org.uk/publication/state-care-202122