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Dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HARDY Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd ed
This guidance aims to improve dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities. It is designed primarily to support the nursing workforce but may also be useful for other health care and social care staff. The publication focuses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, areas for improvement in relation to dignity, practical ideas on what nurses can do to improve dignity and sources of further information and support. It also includes information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides guidance on working in collaboration with other service providers. The development of the guide was contributed to by a small proactive group of individuals with learning disabilities who use health care services in South East London. This group shared their thoughts, feelings and experiences at 3 focus group meetings. During these events, group members were encouraged and supported to discuss their thoughts in relation to: what dignity means; their experiences of health services; and what nurses could do to make dignity better. The guidance concludes with information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides ideas on working in collaboration with other service providers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HARDY Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This guidance aims to improve dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities. It is designed primarily to support the nursing workforce but may also be useful for other health care and social care staff. The publication focuses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, areas for improvement in relation to dignity, practical ideas on what nurses can do to improve dignity and sources of further information and support. It covers the importance of understanding people's health needs, respecting individuals, getting to know the person, having choices making decisions, feeling safe and communication. It also includes information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides guidance on working in collaboration with other service providers. It also includes good practice examples. The guide has been developed with the involvement of people with learning disabilities who use health care services in South East London, who shared their experiences at 3 focus group meetings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Death by indifference: 74 deaths and counting: a progress report five years on
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In March 2007, Mencap published ‘Death by indifference’, which reported the death of 6 people with learning disability as a result of failings in the NHS. This report triggered an independent inquiry ‘Healthcare for all’ which set out 10 key recommendations, all of which were accepted by the government. This report looks at what progress has been made since these publications. It confirms that, although some positive steps have been taken, many health professionals are still failing to provide adequate care to people with a learning disability. It describes the deaths of 74 people with a learning disability in NHS care over the last 10 years believed to be as a direct result of institutional discrimination. It highlights an NHS that continues to fail people with a learning disability, doctors whose practices appear to show no regard to the Equality Act or Mental Capacity Act, and nurses who fail to provide even basic nursing care to people with a learning disability. The report calls on the government to ensure that people with a learning disability receive the same quality of care as the rest of the population. Among the recommendations are for: annual health checks to become a permanent part of the GP contract; all health professionals to get training around the Equality Act and Mental Capacity Act; regulatory bodies to conduct rigorous investigations and deliver appropriate sanctions; and a standard hospital passport for all people with a learning disability.
Dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HARDY Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 21p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance aims to improve dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities. It is designed primarily to support the nursing workforce but may also be useful for other health care and social care staff. The publication focuses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, areas for improvement in relation to dignity, practical ideas on what nurses can do to improve dignity and sources of further information and support. It also includes information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides guidance on working in collaboration with other service providers. The development of the guide was contributed to by a small proactive group of individuals with learning disabilities who use health care services in South East London. This group shared their thoughts, feelings and experiences at 3 focus group meetings. During these events, group members were encouraged and supported to discuss their thoughts in relation to: what dignity means; their experiences of health services; and what nurses could do to make dignity better.