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No voice unheard, no right ignored: a consultation for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 80
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation seeks to explore views on a range of proposals, whose scope primarily covers: the assessment and treatment in mental health hospitals for people with learning disability or autism; adult care and support, primarily for those with learning disability but also for adults with autism (and the links to support for children and young people); and all those to whom the Mental Health Act currently applies (including children and young people). The proposals are intended to establish and strengthen key rights and choice options, including: the right for people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions to be independent, to be part of a community and to live in a home of their choice; the right to be listened to, to have their wishes acted upon and the right to challenge decisions about them; their rights under the Mental Health Act; the right to control their support and services with a personal budget and the right to benefit from integrated health and social care; and access to better information about who is responsible for supporting their physical as well as their mental health. The consultation closes on 29 May 2015. (Edited publisher abstract)
Valuing people now: from progress to transformation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 89p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Government has published a consultation paper on its priorities for learning disabilities over the next three years. It is a cross-government consultation which sets the agenda across a range of issues, including health and well-being, housing, employment, education and community inclusion. The key areas it will focus on are: the personalisation agenda - having choice and control through individual budgets, direct payments, person centred planning and advocacy; what people do - helping people to be socially included in their local communities, with a particular focus on paid work - better health - ensuring that the mainstream NHS provides full and equal access to good quality healthcare and that specialist healthcare services are modernised; access to housing - ensuring that people have access to housing that they want and need with a focus on home ownership and real tenancies; making sure that change happens - making learning disability partnership boards more effective.
Valuing people now: from progress to transformation: easier to read version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Easier to read version of the consultation paper on priorities for learning disabilities over the next three years. It is a cross-government consultation which sets the agenda across a range of issues, including health and well-being, housing, employment, education and community inclusion. The key areas it will focus on are: the personalisation agenda - having choice and control through individual budgets, direct payments, person centred planning and advocacy; what people do - helping people to be socially included in their local communities, with a particular focus on paid work.