Driving up quality code: driving up quality in learning disability services

Author:
DRIVING UP QUALITY ALLIANCE
Publisher:
Driving Up Quality Alliance
Publication year:
2013
Pagination:
6
Place of publication:
Liverpool

The Driving Up Quality Code for Learning Disability Services has been developed in response to the Winterbourne View programme of action. Although voluntary, the Code's aim is to avoid what happened at Winterbourne View ever happening again. Providers will be asked by umbrella organisations to sign up publicly to the Code. and offer evidence on how they meet, or are working towards meeting the Code. Likewise, commissioners will be also asked to sign up to the Code and commit to actively using the Code through their commissioning processes to improve quality in learning disability services. The Code explains its five main statements which are that: support is focussed o the person; the person is supported to have an ordinary and meaningful life; care and support focuses on people being happy and having a good quality of life; a good culture is important to the organisation; and managers and board members lead and run the organisation well. The Driving Up Quality Code has been developed by members of the Driving Up Quality Alliance: Housing and Support Alliance, English Community Care Association, Voluntary Organisations Disability Group, Sitra, Association for Real Change, National Care Association, National Care Forum, Adults with Learning Disability Services Forum, Shared Lives Plus and the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services. The Code is supported by the Care Quality Commission, the Department of Health, the Association of Directors of Adults Social Services, the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and NHS England. (Original abstract)

Subject terms:
learning disabilities services, quality assurance, standards, good practice;
Location(s):
United Kingdom, England
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