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Learning disabilities: applying All Our Health
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Updated 2018
Evidence and guidance to help healthcare professionals to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities. Individuals regardless of their age, gender or label should receive care that is based on their unique needs, that is appropriate in its design and effective in its delivery. A learning disability, not to be confused with a learning difficulty such as dyslexia and dyspraxia, is a label given to a group of conditions that are present before the age of 18. This impacts on the way individuals develop in all core areas, and ultimately how they live their lives and access health care. For simplicity, this document has grouped causes and condition. The causes of a learning disability mainly fall into 3 distinct areas, developed in the prenatal period, perinatal period and postnatal period. The guide outlines key facts relating to health and people with a learning disability; core principles for health professionals; and interventions at population, community, and family and individual levels. (Edited publisher abstract)
Accessing social care and health care services: the rights of adults with a learning disability
- Author:
- TUCKER Jason
- Publisher:
- Mencap Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 47
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This tool kit aims to set out the duties and obligations that local authorities and health authorities have to provide social care and health care services, and to explain how those services can be accessed. It focuses on the law and procedure applicable in Wales, and particular consideration is given to the rights of adults with a learning disability. Part 1 explains how a local authority determines whether a person is eligible to receive services and provides an overview of the key services that are usually available from local authorities. Consideration is also given to when local authorities can charge for the services provided, and how any charges are calculated. Information is also provided regarding carers’ assessments. Part 2 explains the duties and obligations that local health boards have to provide health care services, including community-based services. Consideration is also given to assessing capacity, and when people can be deprived of their liberty. Part 3 explains the key ways in which decisions regarding social and health care can be challenged where there is a disagreement about the level of services to be provided. The tool kit also contains a Future Changes section, which highlights some of the key changes that are likely to occur when the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 takes effect in April 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health action planning and health facilitation for people with learning disabilities: good practice guide: easy read
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 28p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This easy read version describe and clarifies good practice in health facilitation and health action planning to reduce health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities. It includes ideas for improving health action plans and health facilitation.
Supporting adults with learning disabilities to have better lives
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
This outcomes and improvement framework aims to help directors of adult social services work with their colleagues and partners to identify how they can improve how they support adults with learning disabilities and autism and how they can be assured that the care and support in their area is good value for money. Around 1.04 million people aged 15 to 64 in England have learning disabilities or autism or learning disabilities and autism. This group experience disproportionate levels of inequality and their quality of life outcomes are lower than it is reasonable to expect in the 21st Century. The framework is principally aimed at addressing services for adults with a learning disability and young people in transition from children’s services to adult services. This includes autistic people who also have a learning disability. The framework consists of six domains: provide systems leadership, governance and management arrangements; understand demand and use prevention and early interventions effectively including transitions; enable a care and support system that supports adults with LD&A to have a good quality of life; develop the local workforce to have the capacity and capability needed to support adults with LD&A needs; support adults with LD&A to stay safe, i.e. live the lives they want to; and operate efficient and accessible business systems and processes that ensure value for money. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health charter for social care providers
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A charter for adult social care providers and staff providing information about the steps they can take to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and improve their access good healthcare. The charter list a number of pledges and specific actions for staff. (Edited publisher abstract)
Accessing social care and health services in Wales
- Author:
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY. School of Law and Politics
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 61
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
- Edition:
- Version 2
This toolkit provides information and advice on access and entitlements to health and social care services for people with learning disabilities in Wales. The guide aims to help people are acting as learning disability advocates, including parents, carers, volunteers or professionals by providing them with clear information. The toolkit is divided into three parts: the duties and obligations of local authorities to assess and provide social care and support services; the duties of local health boards to provide health care services, including community-based services and assessing mental capacity; and information about challenging decisions about health and care services. The guide includes links to resources and an additional resources section which provides details of organisations providing information relating to social and health care provision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health action planning and health facilitation for people with learning disabilities: good practice guidance
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 72p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The purpose of this guidance is to describe and clarify good practice in health facilitation and health action planning and support localities to make progress on this and on reducing health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities. It builds on previous DH guidance and reflects the learning that has taken place since 2002 along with key recommendations of relevant recent reports and research. Short examples of good practice are included throughout.
Action for health: health action plans and health facilitation: detailed good practice guidance on implementation for learning disability partnership boards
- Authors:
- RODGERS Jackie, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 73p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This good practice guidance explains how people can be supported to access the health care they need from both primary care and other NHS services. It shows how personal health action plans can help to improve the health of all people with learning disabilities.
Good lives: building change together
- Author:
- LEARNING DISABILITY ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability England
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 65
- Place of publication:
- London
This document sets out a template for how local people can go about changing things for the better for people with learning disabilities. This work is rooted in collaboration and focussed on the explicit aim of improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and those who know and love them. Key areas or themes have been highlighted as important by those we have worked alongside and engaged with. We have structured these into the following chapters, some of which are more expansive than others: a home; communication and staying connected; the right support; to love and be loved; effective voice-self advocacy/advocacy; employment and contribution. For each topic, the report highlights the findings that emerged from the engagement exercise, ideas that may be taken forwards, what good might look like and how we will know we are on the right track, who to engage with, and the next steps. This work may be seen as a starting point for a new national policy that could emerge over the next few years. (Edited publisher abstract)
Workforce guidance for mental health, learning disabilities and autism, and specialised commissioning services during the coronavirus pandemic
- Authors:
- NHS ENGLAND, NHS IMPROVEMENT
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 9
- Place of publication:
- Redditch
This document provides mental health, learning disabilities and autism, and specialised commissioning workforce guidance and considerations to ensure safety in the workplace is maintained during the COVID-19 outbreak. It is intended to support the local contingency planning for a range of resource-constrained scenarios and covers general principles; ways in which staff work; releasing time to care; training and CPD; and safer staffing models. (Edited publisher abstract)