This explainer for council staff aims to help council staff understand the concept of diagnostic overshadowing which can impact on people with a learning disability and autistic people and to give practitioners strategies to prevent diagnostic overshadowing if they come across this when working with people.
Self-advocacy plays a critical role in supporting and promoting people’s human rights. This resource provides information to support the commissioning of self-advocacy and peer-to-peer support for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
The following summary sets out a new programme of sector led improvement support for adult social care and public health services available to councils in 2025/26.
This resource was developed following consultation with Principal Occupational Therapists (POTs) from the national and ADASS regional POT networks and incorporates learning and tips from POTs who have gone through Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assessment.
Following discussions with Principal Occupational Therapists (POTs) from the national and ADASS regional POT networks, we developed this short resource to support the occupational therapy workforce as part of council preparations for Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessment. We hope it will increase their confidence in speaking positively and confidently about their work.
From December 2024 to February 2025, the LGA repeated its survey to explore the use of artificial intelligence in English councils. This will enable the LGA to build an evidence base for its support to councils in this space, and to ensure that local government is part of the national conversation.
Placements for children in care costing over £0.5million per year are increasing in England, causing significant concern and financial strain on local authorities, with little improvement in outcomes for children.
This report, developed in partnership with national and regional occupational therapy leaders, explores the unique role of occupational therapists in councils. It highlights their impact across housing, health, care, and employment, and sets out what the Government can do to unlock their full potential and support delivery of their missions.
