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Valuing people now
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Place of publication:
- London
Valuing People Now is a three year cross government strategy for people with learning disabilities. It says that all people with a learning disability are people first with the right to lead their lives like any other. This web resource is for people with learning disabilities, family carers and anyone who works with, or comes into contact with people with learning disabilities. It contains text, video and access to a newsletter. Featured sections include: people with complex needs, black and minority ethnic communities, you as a family carer, and life as a young person. The resource also covers health, housing, employment, transition, personalisation, inclusion, and advocacy.
Learning disability: campus closure programme revenue grant: 2008-2011
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Ring-fenced CSR revenue funding, to help with transitional costs incurred with the reprovision of people with learning disabilities from campus accommodation, is now being allocated. The lettersets out the determination and conditions of the grant and allocations by local authority.
Development of services for people with learning disabilities (mental handicap) or mental illness in England: Tenth Report prepared pursuant to Section 11 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 23p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Premature deaths of people with learning disabilities: progress update
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
This report updates progress made on recommendations of the 'Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities' (2013). The progress update summarises action taken or underway against each of the main themes themes from the Inquiry, including: improving assessment to identify people with learning disabilities; better integration of services; access to healthcare and interventions; and end-of-life care. Examples of local good practice and national initiatives are included. The report notes that progress has been made, but that more needs to be done. Three specific actions for local areas are highlighted: participating fully in the Self-Assessment Framework and acting on its results; securing the provision of named care co-ordinators; ensuring reasonable adjustments are made and audited. (Edited publisher abstract)
Department of Health: Winterbourne View review engagement: a summary of responses
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 34p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities. It closed in June 2011 after the Panorama investigation. To understand the breadth and depth of opinion about the events that took place at Winterbourne View Hospital, the Department of Health held a number of stakeholder events and workshops held between September 2011 and August 2012. The engagement generated extensive material in a variety of forms, much of which was rich and detailed feedback. This document presents this feedback word for word and in its “raw form”.
Transforming care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital: Department of Health review: final report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities. It closed in June 2011 after the Panorama investigation. Though individual members of staff at Winterbourne View have been convicted, this case has revealed weaknesses in the system’s ability to hold the leaders of care organisations to account. This report sets out steps to respond to those failings, including tightening up the accountability of management and corporate boards for what goes on in their organisations.
Transforming care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital: Department of Health review: final report: easy read version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities. It closed in June 2011 after the Panorama investigation. This easy read report details the reasons for the closure of Winterbourne View, what happened to the patients who were at Winterbourne View hospital, how people with learning disabilities and autism are supported in England, and finally, what needs to happen now, and how those changes will be made.
Winterbourne View: summary of the Government response
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Opened in December 2006, Winterbourne View was a private hospital owned and operated by Castlebeck Care Limited. It was designed to accommodate 24 patients in two separate wards, and was registered as a hospital providing assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for people with learning disabilities. It closed in June 2011 after the Panorama investigation. The government review found that Patients stayed at Winterbourne View for too long and were too far from home – the average length of stay was 19 months. Almost half of patients were more than 40 miles away from where their family or primary carers lived. There was an extremely high rate of ‘physical intervention’ – well over 500 reported cases of restraint in a fifteen month period. Multiple agencies failed to pick up on key warning signs – nearly 150 separate incidents – including A&E visits by patients, police attendance at the hospital, and safeguarding concerns reported to the local council – which could and should have raised the alarm. There was clear management failure at the hospital – with no Registered Manager in place, substandard recruitment processes and limited staff training. The government will set out proposals to strengthen accountability of boards of directors and senior managers for the safety and quality of care which their organisations provide.
Adults' personal social services: specific revenue grants and capital grant allocations for 2011-12 and 2012-13
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A letter confirming local authorities adults’ Personal Social Services (PSS) specific revenue funding (Learning Disabilities and Health Reform Grant) and capital grant funding for the period 2011-13. Annexes provide full details of the Department of Health settlement including actual funding allocations for each authority for specific revenue grants in 2011-12 and details of provisional funding allocations for each authority for specific revenue grants in 2012-13.
'Fulfilling and rewarding lives': the strategy for adults with autism in England (2010)
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 74p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Published on 3 March 2010, the first autism strategy for England sets out a clear framework for all mainstream services across the public sector to work together for adults with autism. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability and while some people with an autistic spectrum condition (ASC) can live relatively independently, others will have high dependency needs requiring a lifetime of specialist care. There are approximately 400,000 adults with ASC in England, around half of whom also have a learning disability. Actions in the autism strategy include a new National Autism Programme Board to lead change in public services set out in the strategy; a programme to develop training with health and social care professional bodies; autism awareness training for all Job Centre Disability Employment Advisers; guidance on making public services accessible for adults with autism, like improving buildings, public transport and communication; and a clear, consistent pathway for diagnosis