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The Valuing People vision
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, March 2006, pp.16-19.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
The learning disability white paper, 'Valuing People', was published five years ago this March. This article looks at achievements so far, and six leading figures in learning disability say what they consider to be Valuing People's biggest successes and disappointments.
Government proposals to close the Bournewood gap
- Authors:
- CURRAN Christopher, GRIMSHAW Catherine, DEERY Anthony
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 142, November/December 2006, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The authors explain the government's proposals to address some of the issues required to close the 'Bournewood Gap'. The safeguards are for people who lack capacity and are deprived of their liberty but do not receive mental health legislation safeguards. The principles of the Mental Capacity Act will apply, including the requirement to act in the best interests of the incapacitated person and in the least restrictive manner.
A very capable act
- Author:
- RICHARDS Steven
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.03.07, 2007, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article summaries the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and its effects upon the social care sector. The article looks at the Act in terms of the three main areas of: protection of service users, protection for staff, and power.
Voting and the Scottish referendum: perspectives of people with intellectual disabilities and their family and paid carers
- Authors:
- WILLIS Diane S., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 31(7), 2016, pp.914-928.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Voting is a human right for every citizen yet many people with intellectual disabilities do not vote or have little support to exercise their right to vote. This article explores views on the wider aspects of voting against the backdrop of the Scottish referendum using focus groups involving people with intellectual disabilities (n = 12), family carers (n = 7) and paid carers (n = 5). Findings revealed that people with intellectual disabilities had similar concerns to the general population about the referendum. Regarding voting, all groups identified the need to discuss issues and for practical support and accessible information to ensure informed choices were made when voting. (Publisher abstract)
Valuing people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD)
- Author:
- PMLD NETWORK
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 32p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
In November 2000 Mencap and the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities brought together a small group from other organisations (membership list attached) with an interest and expertise in working with children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and their parents and carers. The group, now known as the PMLD Network, agreed that its first task should be to provide a response to the White Paper and work to influence its implementation. ‘Valuing People’ does not fully address the issues for children and adults with PMLD. This is apparent in the way that it does not: use consistent terminology; identify that children and adults with PMLD are amongst the most excluded people in society; identify children and adults with PMLD as a priority group; make any specific objective or sub-objective for people with PMLD; and does not identify family carers of children and adults with PMLD as a priority group.
Valuing people now: from progress to transformation: easier to read version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Easier to read version of the consultation paper on priorities for learning disabilities over the next three years. It is a cross-government consultation which sets the agenda across a range of issues, including health and well-being, housing, employment, education and community inclusion. The key areas it will focus on are: the personalisation agenda - having choice and control through individual budgets, direct payments, person centred planning and advocacy; what people do - helping people to be socially included in their local communities, with a particular focus on paid work.
Valuing people now: from progress to transformation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 89p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government has published a consultation paper on its priorities for learning disabilities over the next three years. It is a cross-government consultation which sets the agenda across a range of issues, including health and well-being, housing, employment, education and community inclusion. The key areas it will focus on are: the personalisation agenda - having choice and control through individual budgets, direct payments, person centred planning and advocacy; what people do - helping people to be socially included in their local communities, with a particular focus on paid work - better health - ensuring that the mainstream NHS provides full and equal access to good quality healthcare and that specialist healthcare services are modernised; access to housing - ensuring that people have access to housing that they want and need with a focus on home ownership and real tenancies; making sure that change happens - making learning disability partnership boards more effective.
Time to decide who decides
- Author:
- HOLMAN Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 12(1), July 1998, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
People with learning difficulties are being increasingly affected by legislation about consent. Reviews the recent Bournewood case and outlines some proposals for a better system which have been presented to the Lord Chancellor as part of the consultation exercise on the Green Paper, 'Who Decides?'