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Inclusion or outcomes? Tensions in the involvement of people with learning disabilities in strategic planning
- Authors:
- FYSON Rachel, FOX Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 29(2), 2014, pp.239-254.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Social inclusion is a key principle that underpins the provision of services for people with learning disabilities in England. Learning Disability Partnership Boards, which are responsible for local strategic planning of learning disability services, hold a particular role in promoting inclusion since they are required both to operate inclusively and to achieve inclusive outcomes. This study sought to explore the extent to which these ambitions for inclusion were being achieved. It consisted of three phases: a scoping exercise to elicit the views of key stakeholders; a postal survey of Partnership Boards (response rate 51%); and semi-structured interviews with Partnership Boards members in six local authorities. Findings suggest that Partnership Boards are struggling to fulfil their dual role, with tensions emerging between the desire to operate in fully inclusive ways and the ability to affect strategic change within local services. (Publisher abstract)
A failing partnership
- Author:
- FYSON Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, May 2008, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
The University of Nottingham has undertaken recent research to investigate the impact of Learning Disability Partnership Boards. Partnership Boards were intended to: provide a place where service users and carers are given a voice and also operate as strategic planning bodies. This article summarises key findings of the research which found that the effectiveness of Partnership Boards is mixed, and largely depends upon the commitment of individual members. The research was commissioned by Mencap on behalf of the Learning Disability Taskforce.
What do Joint Strategic Needs Assessments tell us about people with learning disabilities in England?
- Authors:
- BAINES Susannah, HATTON Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 20(2), 2015, pp.92-96.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: A 2013 analysis of local authority Joint Strategic Needs Assessments (JSNAs) showed that JSNAs were not routinely including information on the numbers and health needs of people with learning disabilities, particularly children. This paper compares the information included in 2013 and 2014 JSNAs. Design/methodology/approach: JSNAs for 141 local authorities in England were sought. Local authorities were contacted when JSNAs were not initially found online. All 137 JSNAs found were analysed for mentions and specific sections concerning people with learning disabilities, and content analysed concerning the specific information they contained. Findings: In total, 72 per cent of JSNAs mentioned people with learning disabilities (vs 82 per cent in 2013); 24 per cent mentioned children (vs 39 per cent in 2013) and 72 per cent mentioned adults (vs 81 per cent in 2013). Overall, 13 per cent of JSNAs included a section on children with learning disabilities (vs 9 per cent in 2013), 65 per cent included a section on adults (vs 48 per cent in 2013) and 11 per cent included a section on older adults (vs 8 per cent in the 2013). More JSNAs contained information on current and projected future populations, health needs, social context and service usage concerning adults with learning disabilities compared to children. There was large regional variation in all these indicators. Originality/value: Further work is needed for JSNAs to contain sufficient information on people with learning disabilities to allow for strategic planning, and for JSNAs to be accessible to the public. (Edited publisher abstract)
Workforce risks and opportunities: learning disability nurses: education commissioning risks summary from 2012
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR WORKFORCE INTELLIGENCE
- Publisher:
- Centre for Workforce Intelligence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes the key issues facing the nursing profession for learning disability nurses over the next 3-5 years, including: considerations for future requirements; current and forecast supply; and a summary of national trends, regional variations and any associated risks. The aim of this work is to support local decisions on future education and training commissioning, made through consultation between the education and training commissioner and employers. This is one of 40 reports produced by the CfWI in 2012 detailing the education commissioning risks for 77 professions. The findings show that the demand for learning disability nurses is rising due to an improved survival rate into adulthood and greater life expectancy for people with learning disabilities. Despite the projected increase in demand, commissions for learning disability nursing courses are declining. Services are increasingly moving into the community, and also into the non-NHS sectors. The reduction in commissions for learning disability nursing courses may be a reflection of the shift out of the NHS into the non-NHS sectors. In order to meet demand in the future, commissioners and providers across the sectors will need to determine models of care.
Supporting learning disability partnership boards to implement the national carers strategy
- Authors:
- MAGRILL Dalia, TOWERS Christine, MORGAN Hazel
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document aims to inform Learning Disability Partnerships about the National Carers Strategy. It includes information to ensure that local plans for all carers include carers of people with learning disabilities and carers with a learning disability. The document is in four parts, and covers: Joining up the National Carers Strategy and Valuing People Now; what the Government is already doing to support carers; Carers at the Heart of the 21st Century Families and Communities - the new National Carers Strategy and questions that a partnership board can use to check what is happening in their area to make the National Carers Strategy Happen.
Housing with care and support: a snapshot of the sector and its challenges and opportunities
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR CARE
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Using five in-depth case studies of housing with care and support providers, this paper explores the strategic and operational issues they face, the influence these have on their workforce and what they saw as the future challenges ahead. The five case studies focused on extra care housing for older people and supported living for people with learning disabilities. The services were set up using different delivery models, some splitting the landlord function from the housing support function and some separating the housing from the care function, with some keeping all three together. Issues discussed include: the structure of the service and its effect on learning and development, workforce planning; recruitment and retention; progression and career development; and partnership, integration and changing expectations of commissioners and their influence on the workforce. Common themes identified across the sites included: challenges in recruitment and retention; lone working as a factor in poor staff retention; and an increasing number of people with high levels of need living in extra care housing, placing the model at risk. Common gaps in learning included mental health, substance dependence, anti-social behaviour, challenging behaviour and preventing loneliness. (Edited publisher abstract)
The Government response to the consultation on revised statutory guidance to implement the Strategy for Adults with Autism in England
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- London
This document is a summary of the responses received during the consultation on revised statutory guidance to implement the Strategy for Adults with Autism in England. It highlights the key themes and common issues from the consultation responses and sets out the Government’s response that has shaped the statutory guidance. Areas that were repeatedly mentioned included the: importance of using more directive and proactive language; value of co-production and consultation with people with autism and carers; need for good initial and refresher training across organisations and sectors; need to allocate dedicated local funding to support service developments; need for health and social services to work together and to work with partners; importance of involving the voluntary sector; need to set up monitoring processes to assess progress; and importance of cross-referencing to other guidance, legislation and resources. The document details the government’s response on: training staff; identification and diagnosis; planning for transitions; local planning and leadership; preventative support and safeguarding; reasonable adjustments; supporting people with complex needs; employment; and working with the criminal justice system. (Edited publisher abstract)
Practice guidance on developing a commissioning strategy for people with a learning disability
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 141p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This practice guidance was developed to complement the statutory guidance the 'Commissioning Framework Guidance and Good Practice'. It can be used as a manual to help local authorities and the NHS develop their commissioning strategies for people with learning disabilities. Key stages for developing a commissioning strategy are covered, including the Institute of Public Care (IPC) Commissioning Framework model; analysis and gathering intelligence; planning and developing the commissioning strategy; and strategy monitoring, evaluation and review. It also covers development of the workforce and roles and responsibilities of commissioners. Partnership between local authorities and NHS is highlighted throughout the guidance.
Constructing adulthood in discussions about the futures of young people with moderate-profound intellectual disabilities
- Authors:
- MURPHY Elizabeth, CLEGG Jennifer, ALMACK Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 24(1), January 2011, pp.61-73.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This paper investigated how those planning the futures for young people with intellectual disabilities create definitions of adulthood and interpret those in relation to young people’s perceived capacity to plan their own futures. Participants included 28 young people who transitioned from children’s to adult services. Data is composed of interviews with the young people, their carers and transition staff. Findings revealed two distinct views. One considered young people as adults entitled to self-determination, invoking policy injunctions to do so. The other qualified the young people’s adult status and claims to self-determination, emphasising the reality of intellectual disability. The authors concluded that that transition to adult services for those with intellectual disabilities highlights difficulties regarding the relationship between vulnerable young people, families, professionals and society. Reducing these to right and wrong creates an unhelpful context for good decision making. A more constructive approach would include all stakeholders concerning the correct decision.
Planning and commissioning housing for people with learning disabilities: a toolkit for local authorities
- Authors:
- HOUSING OPTIONS, GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Valuing People Support Team
- Publisher:
- DH Care Networks. Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 73p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This ‘toolkit’ is intended to assist local authorities and their partners to plan effectively for the housing requirements of local people with learning disabilities and deliver the objective of more people with moderate to severe learning disabilities living in their own homes. The toolkit is set out in two main parts: planning – the steps likely to be required to plan for a wider choice of housing options; and delivery – the steps and actions likely to be required to commission a choice of housing options in reality. The toolkit is designed so that each 'component' section can be used independently, or it can be used in its entirety as a sequential series of steps and actions. Each section contains: a ‘checklist’ type series of questions that a local authority can use to plan activity and action and to self-assess its current position and performance; and possible approaches and suggestions for making progress including a sample of examples of good practice from a range of local authorities across England. It also contains a list of useful resources.