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Meeting 'Valuing People' health targets: recommendations from a research workshop
- Author:
- MIR Ghazala
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35(2), June 2007, pp.75-83.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Research at the University of Leeds has evaluated how well changes to healthcare proposed in the Government White Paper 'Valuing People' were being implemented in one locality and their impact on people with learning disabilities. The project had a developmental aspect and incorporated two workshops over the course of the study to disseminate preliminary findings. These were used to help key stakeholders evaluate progress and to inform discussions about what should happen next in the fieldwork area. This paper discusses recommendations from the first research workshop at which preliminary findings from the study were presented. The workshop involved health and social care providers and managers, people with learning disabilities, voluntary and community organizations. It gives an overview of local issues relevant to the White Paper health targets and highlights those that need to be resolved before these targets can be achieved. These issues are likely to be replicated in other areas of England and Wales and have implications for leadership, strategy, the allocation of resources and structures of accountability in health and social care agencies.
Can we turn this vision into reality
- Author:
- TOWELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 19(3), February 2006, pp.6-8.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
'Our health, our care, our say', the White Paper on community services, promises integrated health and social care, closer to people's homes, improved health, independence and better support for people with long term needs. The author looks at what this should mean for people with learning difficulties.
Healthcare for men and women with learning disabilities: understanding inequalities in access
- Author:
- REDLEY Marcus
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 27(6), 2012, pp.747-759.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Healthcare for people with learning disabilities has risen up the political agenda in the United Kingdom. Mencap’s report ‘Death by Indifference’ followed by the Michaels’s report ‘Healthcare for All’ and the Ombudsman’s report ‘Six Lives’ have all raised concerns over the quality of healthcare received by people with learning disabilities. This has resulted in renewed efforts, set out in the Government’s strategy paper ‘Valuing People Now’, to ensure that people with learning disabilities receive the healthcare they are entitled to. This paper describes the challenges of providing healthcare to men and women with learning disabilities and reviews ‘Death by Indifference’ and the reports produced in its aftermath. It also presents findings from a small-scale study of access to healthcare undertaken in the East of England. Ten research participants were recruited from each of the following occupations: managers of residential accommodation; GPs; learning disability nurses; and care managers. In addition, 4 Vulnerable Patient Leads were recruited from 4 general hospitals. The research participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview schedule. The findings show that access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities is crucially dependent upon support from family carers and professionals in health and social care. The paper concludes with a discussion of whether the policies in ‘Valuing People Now’ will improve healthcare for people with learning disabilities.
Health care for people with learning disabilities - how far have we come? The national picture
- Authors:
- RUTTER Hannah, CARMICHAEL Sue
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 16(2), April 2011, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In recent years, a number of reports have headlined the inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities when accessing and receiving health care. This has prompted a variety of responses at national, regional and local levels. The inclusion of health as one of Valuing People Now’s big priorities, with a dedicated workstream, has supported increased attention at local and regional levels. This article considers whether the increased priority given to health care for people with learning disabilities has resulted in a meaningful improvement in services and whether this improvement is sustainable. It describes the programmes now in place and their results, including health checks and the local self-assessment framework, but argues that much remains to be done to ensure that positive change is equitable and sustainable across and within the systems and continues to be driven by people with learning disabilities and their families. Changing current health inequalities will continue to require leadership at all levels.
People with learning disabilities in England 2010
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, et al
- Publisher:
- Improving Health and Lives: Learning Disabilities Observatory
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 71p.
- Place of publication:
- Stockton-on-Tees
Information is collected by several government departments on the characteristics of people with learning disabilities and on the services and supports used by them and their unpaid carers. The aim of this report is to provide a concise summary of this information and to provide links to key data collections. The report estimates that in England in 2010 1,198,000 people had learning disabilities. This includes: 298,000 children (188,000 boys, 110,000 girls) age 0-17; and 900,000 adults (526,000 men and 374,000 women), of whom 191,000 (21%) are known to learning disabilities services. The report includes data on health services, education, adult social care, employment, benefits and carers. Some of the information highlights progress being made on the implementation of key health and social care policies for people with learning disabilities, including: increased rates of uptake of annual health checks by adults with learning disabilities; a reduction in NHS long-term accommodation for adults with learning disabilities; and increased uptake of direct payments and personal budgets by people with learning disabilities. Other information, for example the very low rates of employment among adults with learning disabilities, highlights the progress that still needs to be made in order to meet the aspirations of current policies.
Mental health and people with learning disabilities in Northern Ireland: an overview of current policy
- Author:
- BARR Owen
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 1(1), March 2007, pp.13-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article addresses three broad areas. First, it provides an overview of the current structure of health and social services within Northern Ireland and summarises how these structures are expected to change within the next few years. Second, it outlines the key policy objectives in relation to the health of people with learning disabilities, giving particular attention to individuals among this population who develop mental health problems. Third, it considers key challenges that may lie ahead if the recently stated policy objectives are to be realised.
Support for people with a learning disability
- Authors:
- KENNEDY Steven, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons Library
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 53
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes recent changes to policy and services for people with a learning disability in England. Over 1.2 million people in England have a learning disability. The Government and NHS England are working to reduce health inequalities for people with a learning disability and have established national programmes to improve treatment and outcomes. The briefing details these initiatives, looking specifically at health policies, employment, social security, education. The briefing also provides a summary of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on people with learning disabilities in England. (Edited publisher abstract)
Unequal impact? Coronavirus, disability and access to services: Government response to the Committee’s fourth report: fourth special report of session 2019–21
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Her Majesty's Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. House of Commons
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Government response to the ‘Unequal impact? COVID-19, disability and access to services’ report by the Women and Equalities Select Committee on 22 December 2020. The response addresses the report recommendations in relation to impacts on food accessibility; statutory code of practice on the public sector equality duty; impacts on health and social care; impacts on education and children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND); national strategy for disabled people; diversity and inclusion in practice; accessible communications; and the call for an independent inquiry. Responding to the call to bring forward a social care reform package, which includes the whole sector, in this financial year, the Government states that it is committed to the improvement of the adult social care system and will bring forward proposals this year. Its objectives for reform are to enable an affordable, high quality and sustainable adult social care system that meets people’s needs, whilst supporting health and care to join up services around people. DHSC wants to ensure that every person receives the care they need and that it is provided with the dignity they deserve. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Government response to the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme second annual report
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care, NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health and Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 23
- Place of publication:
- London
Sets out a plan for action for the nine recommendations of the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) 2nd annual report, which was published in May 2018. The recommendations included to: strengthen collaboration and information sharing between different care providers or agencies; advance electronic integration of health and social care records; for Health Action Plans to be shared with relevant health and social care agencies involved in supporting the person; for all people with learning disabilities with two or more long-term conditions to have a local, named health care coordinator; and for health and care staff should have access to learning disability awareness training. The recommendations of the annual report were based on the evidence from 103 reviews of deaths of people with learning disabilities. (Edited publisher abstract)
Private lives, public policy: a commentary on "spirituality and learning disability: a review of UK government guidance"
- Author:
- CAMDEN-SMITH Claudia
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 19(4), 2014, pp.178-180.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper provides a commentary on “Spirituality and learning disability: a review of UK Government guidance” by Sango and Forrester-Jones. The commentary examines the interplay between spirituality and health care in caring for people with a learning disability from a personal perspective and considers the reasons why healthcare professionals and caregivers may not facilitate expression of spirituality in this group. Carers with a religious affiliation of their own are more likely to engage people with learning disability in exploration of religion and spirituality than those with no religious affiliation. Although government policy in this area is limited, spirituality is an integral part of holistic care and should be addressed by all healthcare professionals and paid carers. (Edited publisher abstract)