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Type 2 diabetes: living a healthier life
- Authors:
- SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Speakup Self Advocacy
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Rotherham
Having diabetes means that your body produces too little or no insulin. If you have type 2 diabetes (also known as non-insulin dependent diabetes), your body produces some insulin, but less than you need. The insulin you do produce does not work properly. Whether you have had type 2 diabetes for some time, or if you are newly diagnosed, this section gives advice on how to eat healthily, manage the medication you may have to take and generally avoid the long term complications associated with having diabetes Your family and friends will also find this website useful, in particular the sections regarding hypoglycaemia (often referred to as 'hypo' or 'diabetic coma'), when your blood sugars may fall dangerously low and hyperglycaemia, when the opposite happens and your blood sugars rise too high. Having diabetes does not mean that you cannot live a normal life, but it does mean that you have to be more aware of your health now and how it will affect areas of your life such as working or travelling.
I feel good
- Authors:
- SPEAKUP SELF ADVOCACY, BUBBLE MEDIA, (Producers)
- Publisher:
- Speakup Self Advocacy
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- Rotherham
Why should you exercise? Exercise can help keep the body working well. We all need to do exercise because it can help our bodies to work properly and to keep our heart healthy. The heart is like a pump and it pushes the blood around the body. Our heart is very important, a healthy heart can stop us getting ill. This film shows lots of ideas to get more exercise when at home or out and about.
Equal treatment: closing the gap: a formal investigation into physical health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities and/or mental health problems
- Author:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISISON
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 122p., CD ROM
- Place of publication:
- London
This report probed the experience of people with mental health problems and/or learning disabilities of primary care services in England and Wales (1) after international research showed that these two groups were at higher risk of serious physical health problems. From December 2006, the NHS – including Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales - will come under the Disability Equality Duty which places them under an obligation to ensure that their policies and practices do not discriminate, and do promote equal opportunities for disabled people. But a wide range of current practices, identified by the investigation, could clearly breach this duty. The investigation provides important new evidence that people with learning disabilities and people with mental health problems are more likely to experience major illness, to develop serious health conditions at an earlier age and to die of them sooner than other people. Yet they are also less likely to receive some of the important evidence-based treatments and health checks than others with the same condition but without a mental health condition or learning disability. They also face real barriers to accessing services.
Closing the gap: important recommendations for primary care practitioners
- Authors:
- DISABILITY RIGHTS COMMISSION, (Producer)
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
From December 2006, the NHS – including Primary Care Trusts in England and Local Health Boards in Wales - will come under the Disability Equality Duty which places them under an obligation to ensure that their policies and practices do not discriminate, and do promote equal opportunities for disabled people. But a wide range of current practices, identified by the investigation, could clearly breach this duty. This DVD is for GPs and primary care staff on the investigation which highlights current experiences and gives practical advice on improving service provision.
Learning disability: care and support of people growing older: (QS187)
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- London
Quality standard covering identifying, assessing and regularly reviewing the care and support needs of people with a learning disability as they grow older. It focuses on the specific health and social care needs associated with an individual's learning disability. It contains five quality statements which describe what high-quality care looks the areas of: person-centred needs assessment, named lead practitioners, future planning and review, annual health checks and hospital admission. The standard provides information on the rationale for each quality statement, quality measures that can be used to monitor improvement and what the statement should mean for different audiences, including service providers, commissioners and people growing older with a learning disability. (Edited publisher abstract)
Care and support of people growing older with learning disabilities
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Place of publication:
- London
This guideline provides practice advice for the care and support for adults with learning disabilities as they grow older. It covers care and support in all settings and aims to support people to access the services they need as they get older. The recommendations cover support needs, assessing and managing health needs, planning for the future, and supporting access to services including health, social care, housing and end of life care. The recommendations advise health and social care workers to help organise regular health assessments for older people with learning disabilities and to giving people with learning disabilities clear and regular information to help people get the help they need and prevent late diagnosis of age-related conditions. It also advises local authorities to ensure there are opportunities for people growing older with learning disabilities to socialise and be active in their communities. (Edited publisher abstract)