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Numbers and policy in care for people with intellectual disability in the United Kingdom
- Author:
- GLOVER Gyles
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 28(1), 2015, pp.3-11.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: Statements or commitments making use of numbers have an important place in government policy. They appear at all stages of the policy process: campaigning, formulation, monitoring and evaluation. Many types of source are involved including research studies, national survey information, routine operational data collections and special systems devised to monitor particular initiatives. Method: The paper presents examples of policy uses of numerical evidence, and some sources of data that have been used to support them in the field of care for people with intellectual developmental disability in England. Conclusions: Different levels of precision or coverage are required at different stages of the process. Different types of numerical data are appropriate at the various stages of the policy process. (Publisher abstract)
National and local policies still need strengthening: findings from the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review
- Authors:
- HESLOP Pauline, ALLEN Chris
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. Policy Bristol
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The key findings and policy implications of the third annual report for the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme, which has the overall aims of supporting improvements in health and social care services for people with learning disabilities and reducing premature mortality and health inequalities. It presents information about 4,302 deaths of people with learning disabilities notified to the LeDeR programme from 1st July 2016 - 31st December 2018, with a focus on the 1,081 deaths of adults and children reviewed during 2018. The findings suggest that national and local policies relating to the care and support of people with learning disabilities still require strengthening. (Edited publisher abstract)
Commissioning an ordinary life
- Author:
- BROADHURST Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 22(1), 2017, pp.38-42.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the role and ability of commissioners to implement policy and be transformational leaders. Design/methodology/approach: The role and ability of commissioners to implement policy is reviewed against the Institute of Public Care’s Commissioning Cycle and experience of working with commissioners across the UK over the past 29 years. Findings: Empowering commissioners to be transformational leaders and enabling them to secure good outcomes for people with learning disabilities will require broadening the responsibilities for creating an inclusive society past commissioners of health and social care. Originality/value: The Transforming Care Programme and the failure to meet targets illustrate that policy implementation in the arena of learning disabilities is still a pertinent issue. This commentary adds to the discussion by highlighting the challenges commissioners face when trying to implement policy and the need to take the conversation about inclusive communities wider than health and social care. (Publisher abstract)
Valuing people now: the delivery plan 2010-2011
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Valuing People Now is a three-year strategy and much of the work begun in 2009-2010 will begin to impact on the areas where sustained progress is needed. This updated Delivery Plan for 2010- 2011 focuses on the further work needed nationally, regionally and locally to secure implementation everywhere and for everyone. The focus of the work in 2010-2011 is to disseminate and imbed best practice everywhere. A cross–cutting priority under the valuing People Now Delivery Plan 2010-11 is to improve the quality and productivity of services and to make best use of existing resources in Learning Disability services.
Valuing people now: the delivery plan
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The delivery plan sets out the governance structure and the actions, with timescales and responsibilities, that will be taken to support the implementation of Valuing people now: a new three-year strategy for people with learning disabilities.
Summary of responses to the consultation on Valuing people now: from progress to transformation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 137p.
- Place of publication:
- London
'Valuing People Now' sets out the Government's strategy for people with learning disabilities for the next three years following consultation. It also responds to the main recommendations in 'Healthcare for All'; the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities.
Signposting the way forward
- Author:
- THOMAS Derek
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 1(7), March 1998, p.224.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Describes how the Department of Health's new guidance on health services for people with learning disabilities marks a new start to the end of institutional care.
Core human rights concepts in Irish health and housing policy documents: in search of equity for people with ID
- Authors:
- O'DONOVAN Mary‐Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), 2018, pp.307-313.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
If specific groups and their needs are excluded from policy, this exclusion may extend to service delivery and add to the inequities that already exist in health and housing access for vulnerable groups. The extent to which Irish housing/de‐institutionalisation and health policies include core human rights concepts has not been examined previously. This article examines the extent to which the core human rights concepts for people with ID are represented in health and housing policies. EquiFrame was the analytical tool for examining six health and housing policies. EquiFrame analyses policy content on commitment to core concepts of human rights and inclusion of vulnerable groups. Health and housing policies in Ireland, despite outlining a commitment to reducing health inequities, were not found to have a commitment to the core human rights concepts in relation to the specific needs of people with disabilities and people with an intellectual disability. Equity means inclusion of all people and includes recognition, acknowledgement, and monitoring of the specific needs and challenges faced by particular vulnerable population groups, and that these needs are being addressed through policy administered by federal oversight agencies. An implication of the findings is that the EquiFrame tool previously used in the health sector is also useful in considering housing policy. Furthermore, equity concerns need to be examined closely for people with ID because including all vulnerable groups in one aggregated category has been shown to conceal the specific needs and challenges that need to be addressed for specific vulnerable groups. (Publisher abstract)
Is the Irish (Republic of) comprehensive employment strategy fit for purpose in promoting the employment of people with intellectual disabilities in the open labor market? A discussion using evidence from the National Intellectual Disability Database
- Author:
- MAY‐SIMERA Charlotte
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), 2018, pp.284-294.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with intellectual disabilities are largely absent from the labour market. Instead many people with intellectual disabilities attend one or more of the various employment, day, work (occupational) and training services available. This paper considers the impact of adult day service reform along with the new comprehensive employment strategy (CES) might have in improving the participation of people with intellectual disabilities in the open labour market. Day and employment services for people with intellectual disabilities in Ireland are largely organised though the Health Service Executive (HSE), the medical arm of Ireland's service machinery. However, these services have kept Irelands “invisible citizens” segregated, and separate from their communities. Despite identifying this problematic issue, services intended to support people with intellectual disabilities to lead more meaningful and fulfilled lives and be included in their communities have been unsuccessful in achieving this. Although successive governments and have announced to phase out segregated service provision for people with intellectual disabilities so that they can lead integrated lives as part of their communities, trends in the data reveal a growth rather than a decline in specialist, segregated service attendance. The widespread closures of employment services that operated as sheltered workshops, for example, did not lead to an automatic increase in the employment rates as would perhaps be expected. This signals that, despite the promise of better community inclusion through revived policies, as part of the mainstreaming agenda, services still largely operate in separate spheres and people with disabilities continue to lead marginalized lives on the peripheries of society. This research concludes that current disability policies in place to improve the lives of persons with disabilities and increase their participation and inclusion have had limited success. Most people with intellectual disabilities continue to attend adult days services rather than participating in their communities or engaging in meaningful work. (Edited publisher abstract)
Implementing UK Autism policy & National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance- assessing the impact of Autism training for frontline staff in community learning disabilities teams
- Authors:
- CLARK Alex, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 44(2), 2016, pp.103-110.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
UK National Autism Strategy (Department of Health, 2010 and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance (NICE, 2012) states that frontline staff should have a good understanding of Autism. Fifty-six clinical and administrative staff from a multidisciplinary community Learning Disability service completed an electronic questionnaire to evaluate levels of Autism knowledge. The results showed that, compared with clinical staff, administrative staff were more limited in their understanding of Autism and less able to access relevant Autism training. Autism training was provided for administrative staff. Focus group feedback about the training sessions and subsequent changes to practice concluded that the outcome of the training was positive. ‘Autism-friendly’ changes to administrative practice included alterations to waiting environments, adapted communication for people with Autism and increased communication between clinical and administrative staff about the needs of people with Autism. Future Autism training for all frontline staff and ongoing evaluation of health professionals’ Autism knowledge are discussed. (Publisher abstract)