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.
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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.
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local authorities, learning disabilities, autism, housing, independent living;
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.
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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.
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hospital discharge, deinstitutionalisation, community care, learning disabilities, public expenditure, local authorities, autism;
An online guide for local authorities providing advice on what they need to do to maintain EHC (education, health and care) plans for 19- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disability (SEND). Although young people with SEND are not automatically entitled to maintain their EHC plans after they turn 19, some may need more support to complete their education and training and successfully transition to adulthood. The guide provides advice on how to support 19- to 25-year-olds to meeting their educational and training needs, such as a finding supported internship, access further education; access to funding for those with no EHC plan; supporting a young person’s health and social care; and including young people in decision making.
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An online guide for local authorities providing advice on what they need to do to maintain EHC (education, health and care) plans for 19- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disability (SEND). Although young people with SEND are not automatically entitled to maintain their EHC plans after they turn 19, some may need more support to complete their education and training and successfully transition to adulthood. The guide provides advice on how to support 19- to 25-year-olds to meeting their educational and training needs, such as a finding supported internship, access further education; access to funding for those with no EHC plan; supporting a young person’s health and social care; and including young people in decision making.
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local authorities, care plans, special educational needs, disabilities, young adults, government policy, learning disabilities, education, employment, needs;
This tool identifies statistical neighbours – or similar areas – for adult social care delivery for older people and working age adults with learning disabilities. These are the two largest groups who receive adult social care. The comparable indicators include spending per head, quality of services and access to services. The tool provides a basis for comparing spending and outcomes between councils and helps directors of adult social services and local authority financial leads to find new opportunities for improving adult social care efficiency. It is for use by councils to assess their own performance, and to identify where different approaches in comparable local authorities may provide examples to learn from. It is not meant to be used to make judgements about the relative performance of councils in delivering adult social care services, nor can it provide answers as to what the ‘correct’ price is for care.
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This tool identifies statistical neighbours – or similar areas – for adult social care delivery for older people and working age adults with learning disabilities. These are the two largest groups who receive adult social care. The comparable indicators include spending per head, quality of services and access to services. The tool provides a basis for comparing spending and outcomes between councils and helps directors of adult social services and local authority financial leads to find new opportunities for improving adult social care efficiency. It is for use by councils to assess their own performance, and to identify where different approaches in comparable local authorities may provide examples to learn from. It is not meant to be used to make judgements about the relative performance of councils in delivering adult social care services, nor can it provide answers as to what the ‘correct’ price is for care.
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adult social care, older people, learning disabilities, local authorities, local government finance, resource allocation, comparative studies, cost effectiveness;
These case studies illustrate how local government is working to ensure women's health is a priority in all they do. Although women live longer than men on average, they spend a significantly greater proportion of their lives in ill health and disability compared to men. To combat this, the government in England has published its first ever Women's Health Strategy. The strategy sets out a six-point plan to tackle the problems, calling for better representation to ensure women's voices are heard, improved access to services, better information and education, greater understanding of how women's health affects their experience in the workplace and improved data gathering and research. This collection of case studies shows the breadth of the work going on, from Lancashire's push to create a menopause-friendly environment for staff to Newcastle's social media campaign to get hard-to-reach women to come forward for cervical screening. Others, such as Surrey, are doing great working helping women caught up in the criminal justice system, while Liverpool has set up hubs to improve access to reproductive and sexual health services. If the ambitions of the strategy are to be achieved, local government will have a critical role.
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These case studies illustrate how local government is working to ensure women's health is a priority in all they do. Although women live longer than men on average, they spend a significantly greater proportion of their lives in ill health and disability compared to men. To combat this, the government in England has published its first ever Women's Health Strategy. The strategy sets out a six-point plan to tackle the problems, calling for better representation to ensure women's voices are heard, improved access to services, better information and education, greater understanding of how women's health affects their experience in the workplace and improved data gathering and research. This collection of case studies shows the breadth of the work going on, from Lancashire's push to create a menopause-friendly environment for staff to Newcastle's social media campaign to get hard-to-reach women to come forward for cervical screening. Others, such as Surrey, are doing great working helping women caught up in the criminal justice system, while Liverpool has set up hubs to improve access to reproductive and sexual health services. If the ambitions of the strategy are to be achieved, local government will have a critical role.
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case studies, good practice, women, health care, health inequalities, local authorities, access to services, domestic violence, substance misuse, learning disabilities, prisoners, sex workers, gender;