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Longest waiting list in the NHS
- Authors:
- SNELL Janet, VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.1.04, 2004, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The closure of long-stay hospitals for people with learning difficulties is supposed to be a priority for the NHS but many will not meet the deadline. Reports on the issues and talks to those who have experienced life inside, and out.
Mortality of people with learning disability following relocation from long-stay hospital to social care
- Author:
- READ Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 8(3), September 2004, pp.299-314.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The article examines the results of an 18 month prospective evaluation of relocation effects on 111 people with learning disabilities discharged from long-stay hospital to social care in the community. One of the results found at the end of this period was a high mortality in this group that the investigators deemed worthy of further examination. A number of health related measures are examined to see if any explanation of these deaths is forthcoming. It is suggested that selection bias could account for the apparent high mortality in this group.
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.
Home at last?: the same as you?: National Implementation Group report of the short-life working group on hospital closure and service reprovision
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Community Care Division. National Implementation Group
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The same as you? review of services for people with learning disabilities was published in May 2000. A key recommendation was that all long-stay learning disability hospitals should close by 2005. People should not have a hospital as their home. In order to achieve this successfully, appropriate arrangements have to be in place in the community, not just for people leaving hospital, but also for those who in the past would have relied on hospitals for support. The needs of all people with learning disabilities should be considered as part of the hospital closure strategy. This recommendation is only one of 14 recommendations that relate directly to hospital closures, and implementation of these other recommendations impact on this programme. This report starts with a brief look at the role of learning disability hospitals in Scotland. It goes on to describe the work of the short-life working group, the information gathered, and the recommended action to ensure successful implementation by the end of 2005. It includes real stories from people with learning disabilities and carers. Their views and experiences have influenced the key objectives in setting out what now needs to happen.
Managing the needs of people who have a learning disability
- Author:
- BRITTLE Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 9.03.04, 2004, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
A recent report from the National Patient Safety Agency has highlighted the risks facing people with a learning disability when they enter hospital. Recent policies and current patterns of care will see increasing numbers of people with a learning disability accessing generic health services, including hospitals. Nurses may need to develop suitable approaches to deal with the demand. This article offers some practical considerations.
Secondary healthcare and learning disability: results of consensus development conferences
- Authors:
- CUMELLA Stuart, MARTIN David
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities, 8(1), March 2004, pp.30-40.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Many people with learning disabilities live shorter lives and have poorer health than the rest of the population. This results in part from less access to healthcare, and several studies have evaluated ways of improving primary healthcare for this group. Much less attention has been paid to the experiences of people with a learning disability in general hospitals. This exploratory study used consensus development conferences of people with a learning disability, their supporters, family, professionals and managers. It was reported that hospitals frequently failed to communicate with, provide emotional support for, or adapt to the specific needs of patients with a learning disability. Hospital staff noted that community services failed to provide information about patients, and that hospital staff lacked training in communicating with people with a learning disability. Fieldwork identified a range of solutions to deal with these problems, most of which involved incremental changes in hospital and community health procedures.