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Recent trends in hospital provision for people with learning disabilities in England
- Author:
- KOZMA Agnes
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 14(1), February 2009, pp.50-52.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Figures are provided on the number of adults and children with learning disabilities living in NHS hospital accommodation in England. An indication of whether beds are in a long stay, short stay or secure unit is also included.
Dying for things to change
- Author:
- BATES Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, 14(3), March/April 2014, pp.24-25.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Drawing on the findings from recent reports, and a health survey from the charity Choice Support, this article discusses the inequalities people with learning disabilities can face in primary health care settings. Choice Support surveyed its staff to investigate the experiences of supporting a person with a learning disability who had an unplanned stay in hospital. The results found a lack of understanding and training for NHS staff relating to the needs of people with learning disabilities. Choice support staff also considered the support they gave to a person in hospital as fundamental to a positive outcome. (Original abstract)
A small-scale investigation of hospital experiences among people with a learning disability on Merseyside: speaking with patients and their carers
- Author:
- DINMORE Adam Peter
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 40(3), September 2012, pp.201-212.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
People with a learning disability face a number of distinct challenges when seeking access to hospital care. Previous research has suggested that there is a lack of expertise in the provision of health care to people with learning disabilities and negative attitudes towards this population held by healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to evaluate the general hospital experiences of people with learning disabilities at NHS hospitals on Merseyside. Data is drawn from 12 semi-structured interviews each lasting approximately 1 hour. Of these interviews, 2 were conducted with an unaccompanied person with a learning disability, 3 were conducted with a person with a learning disability alongside their carer, and 7 were conducted with the carer or carers of a person with a learning disability. A thematic analysis of the interview data identified 11 primary themes. These themes and their implications for practice are discussed alongside supporting quotes from the interviews. It is concluded that people with learning disabilities on Merseyside continue to contest with the same difficulties during hospital experiences as have been identified previously by numerous national and international investigations.
Time to move on: a hospital is not a home
- Author:
- TURNING POINT
- Publisher:
- Turning Point
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 20p.. bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines why is it taking so long to move people with a learning disability from hospitals. Turning Point thinks that there are four reasons: The government has not made it top priority; it is sometimes hard for people in the NHS and Social Services to work together; there is no extra money to help move people into the community; and there are not enough services for people with a learning disability locally.
Flip side of private provision
- Author:
- HUNTER Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.08.20, 2006, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
After years of broken promises and missed deadlines, the final brutal reminders of the Victorian lunatic asylums will have been swept into history. Few will mourn the demise of the monolithic institutions that, for so long, were used to house, care for and often detain people with learning difficulties. However, many will be asking what exactly has happened to the vulnerable and marginalised people who once lived there? The answer may lie in the recent growth of private sector provision for people with learning difficulties; or in the use of campus-style NHS hospitals; or in out-of-area placements which may be community-based, but sited so far from the placed person's friends and family that they become institutional in all but name. According to latest figures there are still 10 NHS long-stay hospitals in operation. Between them they provide 239 beds for people with learning difficulties. This is a decrease from 752 beds in 2003 and reflects the government's ponderous progress towards its 2004 deadline (set in 2001's Valuing People report and later put back to 2006), by which all these long-stay hospitals were to have closed. By contrast, the private sector is booming. The Healthcare Commission estimates there are now at least 40 private providers of accommodation for people with learning difficulties offering more than 1,000 beds.
Deinstitutionalisation in England
- Author:
- EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 29(1), March 2004, pp.79-84.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Looks at the effect of deinstitutionalisation in England of residential homes and hospitals for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
A bitter pill
- Author:
- BARRY Nicola
- Journal article citation:
- Care and Health Magazine, 42, 13.08.03, 2003, pp.6-9.
- Publisher:
- Care and Health
Reports on recent Fatal Accident Inquiries in Scotland which have raised questions over the treatment of people with learning disabilities by the NHS.
Community care for people with learning disabilities: specialist learning disabilities health services following resettlement
- Authors:
- BAILEY Nicola M., COOPER Sally-Ann
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(2), 1999, pp.64-69.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Describes the specialist learning disabilities health services provided by the NHS Trusts in England and Wales which have completed their resettlement programme. Comparisons showed that NHS Trusts which had completed the resettlement process had significantly fewer long stay placements and employed significantly fewer learning disabilities psychiatrists than did other NHS Trusts. However, similar numbers of other learning disabilities health professionals were employed by the two groups of NHS Trusts to work with people with learning disabilities in the community. This suggests that when institutions close, the development of community health services has not been accompanied by the increase in resources that one might have expected.
Improving equality in healthcare for people with learning disabilities: a joint working approach between housing and hospital
- Author:
- OWEN Alice
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 21(3/4), 2018, pp.90-98.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The current project aims to draft an NHS and care provider joint working protocol for patients with learning disabilities as they transition between care and NHS hospital services. The purpose of this paper is to present the rationale behind a joint working protocol and the progress of the project to date. Design/methodology/approach: Working in partnership, Basildon University Hospital and Estuary Housing Association have sought to investigate the experiences in hospital of the people they support with learning disabilities. This has involved ongoing work examining patient pathways from both a hospital and care provider perspective as well as engaging in discussions with key stakeholders. It is hoped that these insights will feed into recommendations to form the joint working protocol. Findings:Current findings are limited as this paper presents an interim report on an ongoing project. Initial findings around positive joint working practices are detailed. An emerging recommendation around improved information sharing between health and care provider in acute hospital settings is also discussed. Originality/value: It is hoped that the project will improve experiences of people with learning disabilities in hospital locally, while inspiring other hospitals and care providers to adopt a joint working approach at a wider level. (Publisher abstract)
The learning disability improvement standards for NHS trusts
- Author:
- NHS IMPROVEMENT
- Publisher:
- NHS Improvement
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 20
- Place of publication:
- London
Four standards designed to help NHS trusts measure the quality of care they provide to people with learning disabilities, autism or both. The standards have been developed with outcomes created by people and families, which state what they expect from the NHS. The four standards cover: respecting and protecting rights; inclusion and engagement; workforce; and learning disability services standard. The final standard is specifically for trusts that provide services commissioned exclusively for people with learning disabilities, autism or both. The standards are supplemented by improvement measures or actions that trusts are expected to take. The standards reflect the priorities described in national policies and programmes, in particular ‘Transforming care for people with learning disabilities – next steps’ and the ‘Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme.’ (Edited publisher abstract)