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Parting words from Helen, who has been our Chair of the Board for 5 years

Helen Baker shares her final thoughts as she leaves the Dimensions Board after 5 years as Chair, and welcomes our new Chair of the board - Nick Baldwin

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Are you the STOMP partner I’ve been dreaming of?

Longer ago than I care to remember, I was a ‘psychiatric nurse’ working with people with learning disabilities in hospital settings where up to 20 people lived together in confined spaces.

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Calling all ‘relatives from hell’

Responding to an article by a solicitor, our CEO hits back at the offensive and outdated message of difficult, unruly families who shouldn't be listened to.

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Listening to families is a human right

Anyone who has been the parent or carer of a person with a learning disability will have a horror story to tell.

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Introducing the NHS Carers Strategy

I was fortunate to be invited to attend the South region NHS conference "An Integrated Approach to Carers Health & Wellbeing" recently and I was supported by Dimensions to do so.

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How modern ABA is giving Dhilan’s family real hope

When I first met Dhilan he was a 3-year old boy with autism who had frequent behaviour tantrums and did not like spending time with other people.

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Safeguarding and quality of life – a question of culture

Richard Crompton, Independent Chair of Dimensions Safeguarding Panel talks about the complexity of safeguarding decisions for people with LD and autism

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Recruiting the best in social care

Kim Corsini, Dimensions Head of Resourcing, explores the ways social care organisations can recruit, and retain the best staff

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My first day as a member of the Dimensions Council

My Name is Stuart Rowles and I started my support with Dimensions a year ago. When I was chosen to become a Dimensions council member I was delighted at this opportunity and very excited.

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Sharing person-centred practice in India – the trip of a lifetime

George Sinclair, Assistant Locality Manager for the West region, blogs about her trip to India to share person-centred practice.

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