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Good practice in breast and cervical screening for women with learning disabilities
- Publisher:
- NHS Cancer Screening Programmes
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Sheffield
Summarising current guidance on access to health care for people with learning disabilities and explaining the issues of consent for breast or cervical screening, the purpose of this guidance is to describe good practice to ensure that women with learning disabilities have the same rights of access as all other women to the NHS Breast Screening Programme and the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. It is aimed at health or social services staff who provide support for women with learning disabilities, staff who work in screening programmes, and staff and family members who provide support for women with learning disabilities. The guidance recommends good practice so that wherever possible women with a learning disability can have access to information to enable them to make their own decisions about screening, know what to expect when they attend the screening so that it is a positive experience, and understand the possible consequences of screening and the need to be aware of changes in their own bodies. It includes criteria for assessing the capacity of individuals to consent to screening and recommendations on what to do if a woman is not able to consent. This publication has now been superseded by Equal access to breast and cervical screening for disabled women.
Good times, bad times: women with learning difficulties telling their stories
- Editors:
- ATKINSON Dorothy, et al, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 243p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Women with a learning disability give voice to their thoughts and feelings on the topics which matter to them most, including relationships, children and work. The book also records the way in which women with and without learning disability worked side by side to make their voices heard. The book includes an illustrated accessible version.
Missionaries with the hopeless? Inebriety, mental deficiency and the burdens
- Author:
- CARPENTER K. Peter
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 28(2), June 2000, pp.60-64.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century campaign for the treatment of 'inebriates' used many of the themes used by campaigners for the care of the 'feeble-minded'. The inebriate reformatories admitted mainly women, and their low rate of success was blamed on the inmates being 'mental defectives', rather than a result of the methods used. When the reformatories closed, these were reused as institutions under the Mental Deficiency Act 1913. Having been missionaries, the Reverend H. N. burden and his wives managed inebriate reformatories and then switched to running colonies for 'mental defectives'. The present article examines some of the links between the two movements.
Women with intellectual disabilities: finding a place in the world
- Editors:
- TRAUSTADOTTIR Rannveig, JOHNSON Kelley
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 303p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Explores issues affecting the lives of women with learning difficulties around the world, looking at different aspects of life, including work, family, relationships and community involvement. Based on the experiences of women with and without learning difficulties.
Ageing and intellectual disabilities: improving longevity and promoting healthy ageing: summative report
- Author:
- WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
- Publisher:
- World Health Organization
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- Geneva
Increased longevity has led to an increase in the population of persons with intellectual disabilities in the developed nations. However, national health provision schemes are often inadequate and do not recognise the special needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and, as they age, their health needs are not attended to in a manner equivalent to that of the general population. This report examines the general health status of adults with intellectual disabilities, identifies the conditions that support their longevity and promote healthy ageing, and proposes health and social inclusion promotion activities that would universally foster sound health and improve quality of life. It provides a summary of the main issues put forth in 4 reports prepared for the World Health Organization on healthy ageing in adults with intellectual disabilities which look at the specific areas of physical health, women’s health, biobehavioural, and social policy. Included in this summary are the main recommendations from the 4 reports for improving health and longevity among persons with intellectual disabilities.
An evaluative research study of a specialist women's refuge
- Author:
- McCARTHY Michelle
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 2(2), June 2000, pp.29-40.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The research reported here examines the experiences of women with learning disabilities who have lived at the only specialist refuge available in this country. A full description of the specialist refuge is given and lessons drawn for other learning disability service providers. The importance of safe, women-only space is emphasised.
Sterilisation
- Author:
- HARRIS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(9), May 2000, p.315.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
A man with learning disabilities cannot be sterilised; a women can. The decision rests on the balance of risk to their physical and mental health. Discusses the law using a case example.