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Housing for people with a learning disability or autistic people
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Place of publication:
- London
Brings together a range of resources to help councils transform the local housing offer for people with a learning disability or autistic people. Housing arrangements for people with a learning disability and autistic people have come a long way since the 1960s, when people were housed in institutions that kept them apart from the rest of society. This is a result of national government and local authorities working together with people with a learning disability and their families to move towards a system founded on the principle of choice and control, personalised services and independent living. (Edited publisher abstract)
Community Discharge Grant 2021/22
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Place of publication:
- London
A brief outline of the Community Discharge Grant 2021/22. The purpose of the Grant is to provide Transforming Care Partnerships (TCPs) and Integrated Care Systems (ICS) with additional funding to facilitate timely community discharge to reduce the net number of people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are inpatients in NHS hospital settings. This is the first three-year grant of this type: local Government in England will receive £62 million over three years under the Barnett formula (£20 million in 2020/21, £21 million in 2021/22, £21 million in 2022/23). Funding for 2020/21 and 2021/22 has now been distributed. The key difference this year (2021/22) is that the monitoring requirements for this year’s grant have been strengthened. To ensure oversight of local authority CDG expenditure the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is introducing a DHSC data recording tool for the 2021/22 financial year. (Edited publisher abstract)
Adults with learning disabilities known to local authorities in Scotland: a national dataset
- Authors:
- STUART Claire, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 20(1), 2015, pp.15-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper discusses collection of data on adults with learning disabilities who are known to local authorities in Scotland by Learning Disability Statistics Scotland. It looks at the the use of this data to support government policy and evaluation the implementation of policy. The paper provides insights to the project's processes, uses, challenges and future plans. It details the position of the data outputs within a policy context and the role these might play within a broader research agenda. Individual level data are requested from all 32 local authorities on adults aged 16-17 who are not in full-time education and those aged 18 and over. Annual data guidance is developed in conjunction with local authorities prior to the collection and is issued to standardise the process and manage avoidable error. The collated data are extracted from local authority administrative data and records are provided on each adult regardless of whether they are currently receiving a service. Anonymisation takes place prior to upload and strict guidelines are followed to ensure it is not possible to identify individuals. This paper will be of interest to those interested in data on learning disability and those with an interest in the analytical potential of an individual level national data set. (Edited publisher abstract)
Named Social Worker: findings from six pilot sites report
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION UNIT
- Publishers:
- Innovation Unit, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
This report sets out the findings from the six sites involved in the Named Social Work programme during the six months from October 2016 to March 2017. The programme aimed to explore how having a named social worker could contribute to individuals with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs achieving better outcomes and being in control of decisions about their own future. The report provides a summary of the impact achieved and a cost benefit analysis in each of the six sites, which developed their own approaches based on their local context. The sites cover: Calerdale, Camden, Hertfordshire, Liverpool, Nottingham and Sheffield. It also includes a set of programme level insights which show how a Named Social Worker model can shift outcomes; by providing permission for social workers to work in new ways; by setting expectations around working more closely with individuals; by opening up visibility across the system for named social workers to engage at different stages of an individual’s journey; and by being an endeavour of the whole team. The report also outlines some of the tools used by the sites. (Edited publisher abstract)
Commissioning services for adults with learning disabilities or autism: the views and experiences of commissioners
- Authors:
- BEADLE-BROWN Julie, et al
- Publisher:
- Quality and Outcomes of Person-centred Care Policy Research Unit
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 32
- Place of publication:
- London
Research to explore commissioning practice for services for people with learning disabilities and autism in England, focusing on the information used to help make decisions about services to commission and the challenges to commissioning effective services. The study explores the following questions: is quality or outcomes of services part of the commissioning process?; What sources of quality information are used in the commissioning process?; What are the barriers and facilitators of using quality information in commissioning?; and What are the main challenges to commissioning high quality services? The results are based on completed surveys from 45 local authorities and 25 clinical commissioning groups. The main findings explore three categories of service: residential care, supported living, and day services. The results found that quality was reported to be the most common selection criterion for providers. The top three factors considered by LA and CCGs commissioners to support their purchasing decisions were quality, safety, and suitability to the needs of the individual, with two thirds of respondents saying that cost was a very important consideration in their decisions. Most respondents reported using quality assessment frameworks and monitoring checklists of some type, with the frequency of quality assessment ranging from quarterly to yearly. Identified challenges to commissioning included restructuring, spending cuts, skills shortages, demographic changes. Suggested ways dealing with these challenges included more collaboration and partnership working, integrated/joint commissioning with pooled budgets, greater flexibility and innovation in procurement and contracting, and evidence-based commissioning. (Edited publisher abstract)
Guide for commissioners of services for children and young people who challenge services
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This guidance has been developed following a project to review the commissioning arrangements for children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism whose behaviours challenge. It aims to support local authorities and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to jointly commission services for children and young people with SEND as required by the Children and Families Act (2014). The guide focuses on the overall culture that needs to be in place to enable good services to flourish. It sets out seven commissioning considerations, including: visions and values, leadership, relationships, the model of service, skilled providers and staff; and an evidence base. Each section includes a description of what good looks like, provides links to further resources and concludes with recommendations for what effective action by commissioners should consist of. The guide will help commissioners and planners to review their current practice and develop an agenda for change. (Edited publisher abstract)
These are our children: a review by Dame Christine Lenehan Director, Council of Disabled Children
- Author:
- LENEHAN Christine
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 37
- Place of publication:
- London
An independent review which examines the care of disabled children and young people with challenging behaviour and complex needs which involve mental health problems and learning disabilities and/or autism. The review was commissioned by the Department of Health and carried out by the Director of the Council for Disabled Children. The review drew evidence from civil servants, clinicians, managers, parents and young people. The findings cover following areas: children’s rights; articulating vision of care; what a good model of care should look like; the leadership and professional responsibility required to implement the model; supporting parents and families; developing coherent strategy within the system; commissioning; and the workforce. The review found that despite a number of Government initiatives, there is not a clear vision for the treatment of children with complex needs involving challenging behaviour and a mix of mental health problems, learning disabilities and autism. It makes 11 recommendations for government departments and partners at a national level on how to improve the system. These include better human rights for disabled children with complex needs; the development of an effective model of care; named keyworkers for children in an in-patient setting, or at risk of going into one; and better commissioning of services in local areas. (Edited publisher abstract)
Building the right home
- Authors:
- NHS ENGLAND, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES
- Publisher:
- NHS England
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 34
Issued as part of the Transforming Care Programme, this guidance supports NHS and local authority commissioners to expand the housing options available for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges. The guidance supplements ‘Building the right support' and the accompanying service model, to enable people with learning disabilities and/or autism to access the right home and support at the right time. The document covers the key housing principles in Transforming Care, to increase housing options and achieve reductions in inpatient capacity. It explains different models of settled accommodation through supported living and the provision short-term accommodation in the community. It then looks at developing the housing market for the Transforming Care, including negotiate with housing providers and agreeing key terms such as rent levels. It recommends Transforming Care Partnerships should consider producing a housing strategy, with a clear understanding of the types and volume of accommodation required Case studies are included to give examples of different housing approaches that could be applied to housing for people with a learning disability and/or autism with behaviour that challenges. Annexes also set out key housing principles designed by people with a learning disability and/or autism and their families and a list of useful resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
Winterbourne View joint improvement programme: stocktake of progress report
- Authors:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION, NHS ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 57
- Place of publication:
- London
The findings following the abuse at Winterbourne View made it clear that more local, appropriate accommodation and care is both possible and the best option for most people. The Joint Improvement Programme (WVJIP) was established to help local areas to fundamentally transform health and care services for people with learning disabilities, autism or challenging behaviour. This report presents findings from the stocktake of progress questionnaire sent to Local authority chief executives, clinical leads of local Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) and the chairs of Health and Wellbeing Boards (HWBs) in June 2013. The stocktake covered 11 key areas of enquiry: models of partnership; managing money; case management for individuals; current review programme; safeguarding; commissioning arrangements; developing local teams and services; prevention and crisis response capacity; understanding the population who may need or receive services; children and adults transition planning and current and future market requirements and capacity. While the report finds that 86 specific requests for support are identified, it also outlines some of more than 340 example of good or demonstrative practice and local policy initiatives. This programme is led by the Local Government Association (LGA) and NHS England, and funded by the Department of Health. (Original abstract)
Housing options: developing autism services
- Authors:
- MOREY Nick, WOOLRYCH Richard
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 5(3), August 2002, pp.10-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Housing options is an independent advisory service for people with learning difficulties, their families and housing and care providers. The organisation wanted to promote the development of opportunities for those with autism, to help growing up in their own home. A two year project was begun to review need, demand, and the range of existing services, to look at what services local authority providers and families want and to provide information an guidance to help with service development.