We were delighted to host our Danish NNDR colleague Anthon Sand Jørgensen for a short visit this autumn. Anthon, who is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Social Work Via University College and undertaking doctoral research at Aalborg University visited Lancaster in September and October 2018. A drive from campus into Lancaster reminded us […]

Dr Sue Cranmer (Lecturer, Department of Educational Research) Dr Sue Cranmer’s recent research explored how disabled children use technology such as computers, laptops, mobile phones, tablets and the Internet. She spent time with teenagers between 13-17 years of age in the North West of England. They all had a visual impairment. She wanted to see […]

Rebecca Fish and Hannah Morgan Introduction Some research from Canada and the US says that more young men are self-harming.  There is a small amount of research from the UK. This says that when men self-harm, their injuries are usually more violent and can be seen as accidental. Some of the research talks about UK […]

Evening routines in the community By Elaine James, Mark Harvey and Rob Mitchell Easy Read Report by Rebecca Fish An NHS England report called Building the right support was published in 2015. The report set targets to cut down the amount of people in units by about half before 2019. The report asked for better […]

In 2012, I spent time in three of women’s wards in an NHS learning disability secure unit. I wrote a book about it called ‘Locked Away’. I asked women what they liked about living here, and what they did not like. I also talked to staff. This is what I found out: Life experiences  Women […]

by Dr Rebecca Fish, Professor Chris Hatton (Lancaster University) and Professor Umesh Chauhan (UCLAN) Introduction We recently worked on a study that was commissioned by East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). We wanted to find out how health professionals in Lancashire work with people who have communication and accessibility needs. There are clear health disparities […]

By Dr Rebecca Fish and Professor Chris Hatton, (Lancaster University), Professor Umesh Chauhan, (UCLAN) This blog is about the information that people receive about their medicine. The project was organised and paid for by the East Lancashire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). We wanted to find out what information people get from their GP and Pharmacist about […]

  In 2012 I did some research on 3 locked wards for women on an NHS secure unit for people with learning disabilities in England. People are sent to these units under the Mental Health Act if they have broken the law, or if their behaviour is a risk to themselves or others. I was […]

We (Elaine James, Hannah Morgan and Rob Mitchell) wrote an article for the Current Issues section of the journal Disability & Society to share our ideas about how social work with people with learning disabilities can be more effective at upholding and promoting people’s rights. For us social work practice must be grounded in the […]