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Evaluation of the Healthcare Commission audit of services for people with learning difficulties: quantitative survey report for the Healthcare Commission
- Author:
- OFFICE FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
- Publisher:
- Office for Public Management
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A survey was conducted of managers, clinicians, directors and chief executives who had received the Audit’s self-assessment questionnaire and those whose service had subsequently been visited by the one of the Healthcare Commission’s peer review teams. Two hundred and forty two responses were received. Findings showed that only half of respondents made actual changes as a result of the Audit. Those who received a visit as well as a questionnaire were more likely to have implemented changes than those that received a questionnaire alone. The changes implemented and planned were wide ranging including an increase in user involvement, improved staff training and the development of service user plans amongst many others.
Review of adult learning disability services phase II
- Author:
- REGULATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
- Publisher:
- Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 66
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Review of community services for adults with learning disability in Northern Ireland, which assesses the performance of the five health and social care trusts against the Department of Health’s Service Framework for Learning Disability. The review assessed the quality of services delivered to adults with a learning disability against 30 standards. The findings are presented in the areas of: safe care; effective care; compassionate care; and well led services. The review found staff were familiar with the content of the service framework, but that there was not a standardised approach to its implementation across the five health and social care trusts. Evidence of improvements identified since the 2013 review included: access to a wider range of day activities for adults with a learning disability; assessments by GPs of the health needs of adults with a learning disability; and the establishment of specialist teams within trusts to support carers in managing challenging behaviours. Areas requiring improvement included: the provision of family support services; an increase in the uptake of carer’s assessments and direct payments; the development of a single regional community based information system. The review makes 25 recommendations to support improvements in the provision of services for adults with a learning disability across Northern Ireland. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health care for disabled children and young people: a review of how the health care needs of disabled children and young people are met by the commissioners and providers of health care in England: special review
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 48p.
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
This review looked at the support available for families with children that have a disability. It focused on families that have children under the age of 19 with: a learning disability; autism or autistic spectrum disorders; communication needs; sensory needs; mental health and behavioural support; mobility needs; and technology dependence. In particular, this review looked at: the availability of specialist health services for disabled children and young people and their families; an assessment of the quality of support in a geographical area linked to primary care trusts; and the ‘building blocks’ of the care pathway that are of particular importance to families. The review presents the views and experiences of disabled children and their families as well as survey data from commissioners and acute hospitals about services provided from September 2009 to September 2010. Findings suggested that families felt access to and involvement in services was a challenge and that they waited too long for access to services and for initial diagnosis. Contributors felt services were not joined up and that different services did not work well together. Many disabled children and their families also reported they had not been consulted on how their care had been provided. There was also significant disparity between the experiences of disabled children and their families, which were overwhelmingly negative compared to the data supplied by primary care trusts, which showed high levels of access and user-centred care.
Health care in care homes: a special review of the provision of health care to those in care homes
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This review explores how older people and people with learning disabilities living in care homes access healthcare services, whether they have choice and control over their healthcare and whether they receive care that is safe and respects their dignity. The results are based on an analysis from the inspections of 81 care homes in 9 primary care trust areas during January and February 2011. The inspection teams interviewed managers, residents and staff, observed care provided to residents, and examined case files. The findings are discussed against 4 themes: involvement and information; personalised care, treatment and support; safeguarding and safety; and suitability of staffing. Among the findings were that 77% of care plans considered the views of the resident, and that 96% of care homes identified the changing health care needs of residents through informal or responsive monitoring. However, the review also showed that: 25% of residents did not feel they were offered a choice of male or female staff to help them use the toilet; 44% of care homes indicated they received routine visits from GPs; 30% of nursing homes did not have a 'do not attempt resuscitation' policy (and, of those that did, just 37% of staff had received training on it); 35% of homes reported they sometimes had problems getting medicines to residents on time; and 10% of care homes said they paid for their GP surgeries to visit.
Disabled prisoners: a short thematic review on the care and support of prisoners with a disability
- Author:
- HM INSPECTORATE OF PRISONS
- Publisher:
- HM Inspectorate of Prisons
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 66p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The National Offender Management Service is subject to the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act. This thematic report draws together information from prisoner surveys and inspection reports between 2006 and 2008, together with responses from 82 prison disability liaison officers (DLOs), to examine how well prisons are currently able to discharge these duties. Areas covered include: environment and relationships; safety; health services; activities; and resettlement. The report makes a number of recommendations.