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Public special services provided to people with intellectual disabilities in Sweden: a life-span perspective
- Author:
- UMB-CARLSSON Oie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 5(4), December 2008, pp.237-244.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This study describes public special services, support, and health care provided to an administratively defined county sample of people with intellectual disabilities from early childhood to adult age. Comparisons were made on the variables year of birth, sex, and assessed level of intellectual disabilities in 1974. Information was obtained from case files and included the period from year of birth of the participants (between 1959 and 1974) to 2005. All participants were provided public special services, support, and health care either periodically or throughout the study period. Changes in legislation were reflected in the type of services, support, and health care provided to the target group. Type and amount of special services and support were related to year of birth. Only a few differences were related to sex and level of intellectual disabilities. These results indicate that public special services, support, and health care provided to people with intellectual disabilities reflect disability policy, legislation, and professional attitudes over different periods. It is suggested that measures were tailored to meet general needs considered to be shared by all people with intellectual disabilities rather than individual choices and wishes. The interaction among professionals emerged only to a limited extent. However, deficient information in the case files does not imply absence of contact between professional groups, but, if continuity in services, support, and health care is to be attained, significant improvement in documentation is required.
Learning disabilities: report of seminars held during 1993
- Author:
- SOUTH EAST INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
- Publisher:
- South East Institute of Public Health
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- Tunbridge Wells
Report from seminars covering: services for adults with learning difficulties, who does what and why in service teams; and opportunities for people with learning difficulties and their carers for a full life.
What's in working together?
- Authors:
- LOFTHOUSE DI, BARNES Laura, MENDONCA Pat
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 31p.
- Place of publication:
- London
‘Keys to Partnership’ is the name of a new report written by the Department of Health. It is about everyone working together to make life better for people with learning difficulties and their families. Keys to Partnership 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.
Attitudes of general practitioners to caring for people with learning disability
- Authors:
- KERR M., DUNSTAN F., THAPAAR A.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of General Practice, 46(403), February 1996, pp.92-94.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of General Practitioners
Looks at the views of general practitioners in Gwent, South Wales with regard to people with learning difficulties.
Shiatsu provides the human touch
- Author:
- WHITMAN John
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 9(1), July 1995, pp.17-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Talks about how using Shiatsu with people with learning difficulties has gained positive results.
New patterns of care
- Author:
- GIRAUD-SAUNDERS Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 13.10.94, 1994, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Describes how health and social services in Oxfordshire are sharing responsibility for the needs of people with learning disabilities.
Primary healthcare for people with a learning disability
- Authors:
- CUMELLA Stuart, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Handicap, 20(4), December 1992, pp.123-125.
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Mental Handicap
The growth in the number of people with learning disability living in the community presents a major challenge to primary care services. Policy options for improving primary healthcare provided to people with a learning disability include: specific monitoring by FHSAs; improved training; clarification of responsibility for medical care; regular medical examinations; and improvements in information systems.
The future of mental handicap hospital services in Scotland
- Authors:
- LOUDON J.B., chair
- Publisher:
- HMSO/Great Britain. Scottish Office. Home and Health Department
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 122p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Report of a working group which includes recommendations for the provision of community care services.
National and local policies still need strengthening: findings from the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review
- Authors:
- HESLOP Pauline, ALLEN Chris
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. Policy Bristol
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
The key findings and policy implications of the third annual report for the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme, which has the overall aims of supporting improvements in health and social care services for people with learning disabilities and reducing premature mortality and health inequalities. It presents information about 4,302 deaths of people with learning disabilities notified to the LeDeR programme from 1st July 2016 - 31st December 2018, with a focus on the 1,081 deaths of adults and children reviewed during 2018. The findings suggest that national and local policies relating to the care and support of people with learning disabilities still require strengthening. (Edited publisher abstract)
Accessing social care and health services in Wales
- Author:
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY. School of Law and Politics
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 61
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
- Edition:
- Version 2
This toolkit provides information and advice on access and entitlements to health and social care services for people with learning disabilities in Wales. The guide aims to help people are acting as learning disability advocates, including parents, carers, volunteers or professionals by providing them with clear information. The toolkit is divided into three parts: the duties and obligations of local authorities to assess and provide social care and support services; the duties of local health boards to provide health care services, including community-based services and assessing mental capacity; and information about challenging decisions about health and care services. The guide includes links to resources and an additional resources section which provides details of organisations providing information relating to social and health care provision. (Edited publisher abstract)