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I've got an attitude problem
- Author:
- GREIG Rob
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.05.08, May 2008, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Valuing People has significantly influenced the agenda and level of public debate around services beyond the learning disability field. A lot that has been happening in the last five years in the wider social care front - for example, personalised individual budgets -which would not have happened without Valuing People. It was written as a programme that would last for three years and the fact we are taking policy to the next stage and there's going to be continued investment to 2011, 10 years on, suggests there's something right about it. Also some people's lives and services have changed. People with learning disabilities and their families that things have got better - that's the acid test.
Support for living?: the impact of the supporting people programme on housing and support for adults with learning disabilities
- Authors:
- FYSON Rachel, TARLETON Beth, WARD Linda
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 68p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The Supporting People programme, which began on 1 April 2003, was designed to separate out the costs of bricks-and-mortar housing (which, where needed, would continue to be paid through Housing Benefit) from the costs of the support necessary to enable vulnerable adults to attain or maintain independent tenancies. For people with learning disabilities, this new funding mechanism appeared to offer a much-needed opportunity for some of the changes set out in the 2001 Valuing People White Paper to be made a reality. This research project set out to examine how local Supporting People teams were interpreting national guidelines in relation to the provision of housing-related support and to explore the impact that this was having on people with learning disabilities. It also hoped to discover the extent to which the Valuing People core aims – of promoting rights, choice, independence and control in the lives of people with learning disabilities – were being supported by this new programme
Keys to partnership: working together to make a difference in people's lives: summary version
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 40p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document aims to provide practical ideas and suggestions on developing partnerships in adult services for people with learning disabilities. Much of the content will also be of relevance to children's services. Local learning disability partnerships must be developed within the context of the overall national policy framework for partnership.
The ballon has deflated
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.6.04, 2004, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Three years ago Valuing People set out a vision of independence and choice for people with learning difficulties. Reports on the frustation some service users and support groups feel about the pace of change
Small step forward
- Author:
- HEDDELL Fred
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.1.03, 2003, pp.38-39.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author, chief executive of Mencap, offers a personal view of the progress made in implementing the learning difficulties strategy, Valuing People.
No one knows: police responses to suspects with learning disabilities and learning difficulties: a review of policy and practice
- Author:
- JACOBSON Jessica
- Publisher:
- Prison Reform Trust
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 48p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Police safeguards for dealing with suspects with learning difficulties are “patchy and inconsistent”, according to new research. No One Knows: Police Responses to Suspects with Learning Disabilities and Learning Difficulties, a report published by the Prison Reform Trust (PRT) last week, noted an “increased risk of miscarriage of justice” when people with learning difficulties are taken into police custody. The report highlighted problems with inconsistent legal advice, lack of training amongst police staff and patchy provision of ‘Appropriate Adults’, which are in place to support and advise vulnerable people in custody. It said suspects’ needs are frequently not identified and that there is limited referral of suspects for clinical attention. The report is part of a wider PRT programme exploring the experiences of people with learning difficulties who come in contact with the criminal justice system. It recommended that PACE provisions be amended to place a duty on the police to provide legal advice for all suspects with learning difficulties during detention and interviews. It also called for ring-fenced funding for statutory provision of Appropriate Adults, and a common system across all police forces to screen suspects to identify people with learning difficulties.
A comprehensive legislative framework: the Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (Northern Ireland): executive summary
- Author:
- BAMFORD REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITY (NORTHERN IRELAND)
- Publisher:
- Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (Northern Ireland) consists of a number of interlinked reviews under one overarching title, and comprises policy, services and legislation. The Review’s Steering Committee oversees the work of 10 major Expert Working Committees, 4 of which commenced their work by April 2003, with the remaining 6 by November 2003. In consultation with Government, it has agreed that the reports will be completed separately in a phased manner, as the work has been completed. This is the final report from the Review and deals with the reform of law.
A comprehensive legislative framework: the Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (Northern Ireland)
- Author:
- BAMFORD REVIEW OF MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITY (NORTHERN IRELAND)
- Publisher:
- Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
The Bamford Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (Northern Ireland) consists of a number of interlinked reviews under one overarching title, and comprises policy, services and legislation. The Review’s Steering Committee oversees the work of 10 major Expert Working Committees, 4 of which commenced their work by April 2003, with the remaining 6 by November 2003. In consultation with Government, it has agreed to produce the reports separately in a phased manner, as the work has been completed. This is the final report from the Review and deals with the reform of law.
Time for some added value
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Jo, HOLMAN Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.9.07, 2007, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The authors, the first the Chief Executive of Mencap and the second a member of the Inspired Services (Advocacy Group), debate the achievements of Valuing People policies and the kinds of changes that should be introduced in this year's policy "Refresh".
The impact of the Supporting People programme on adults with learning disabilities
- Author:
- JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Joseph Rowntree Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- York
The Supporting People programme, which began on 1 April 2003, was designed to separate out the costs of bricks-and-mortar housing (which, where needed, would continue to be paid through Housing Benefit) from the costs of the support necessary to enable vulnerable adults to attain or maintain independent tenancies. For people with learning disabilities, this new funding mechanism appeared to offer a much-needed opportunity for some of the changes set out in the 2001 Valuing People White Paper to be made a reality. This research project set out to examine how local Supporting People teams were interpreting national guidelines in relation to the provision of housing-related support and to explore the impact that this was having on people with learning disabilities. It also hoped to discover the extent to which the Valuing People core aims – of promoting rights, choice, independence and control in the lives of people with learning disabilities – were being supported by this new programme.