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Justice denied: a summary of our investigation into the care and treatment of Ms A
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Ms A is a 67 year old woman with a learning disability who has been in the care of the local authority since she was eight years old. This investigation into Ms A’s care was initiated in September 2006, after the Mental Welfare Commission was contacted by a housing association who were concerned about her vulnerability. They said Ms A had reported being raped. When they contacted the police, they discovered that similar assaults were alleged to have taken place previously. The housing association said that the social work department had not informed them of Ms A’s history of assaults and her related vulnerability. A key motivation for the investigation was the conviction that the circumstances surrounding Ms A’s experiences are not unique. Several recommendations are made that identify ways in which the Scottish Government, NHS Boards, social work departments, police, and professional regulatory bodies could improve our protective and judicial responses to people with a learning disability.
A home of my own: report from visits to people with learning disabilities who are living in care homes which are registered with the Care Commission as having more than 20 places: June to September 2010
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
One of the ways in which the Mental Welfare Commission monitors individual care and treatment is through visit programmes in a range of settings throughout Scotland. These visits take place at home, in hospital or in any other setting where care and treatment is being delivered. This report presents findings from a programme of national themed visits to people with learning disabilities living in the larger residential care homes registered with the Care Commission as having more than 20 places. The visits are designed to assess and compare care and treatment for particular groups of people across Scotland. This report provides an overview of findings from a series of visits in Scotland between June and September 2010. Positive outcomes from the visits showed that people had pleasant homely bedrooms where they could spend time with their personal belongings, music, and TV and had some choice in the décor or furnishings. There was good access to primary health care services and Community Learning Disability Teams in nearly all units. However, communal units were less homely.
No through road: people with learning disabilities in hospital
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 54
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Presents the findings from visits to 18 hospital units for people with learning disability, a review of records of 104 people, just over half the people in the Scottish service, and interviews and feedback from service users and carers. The report shows that there has been improvement in some of the areas where concerns had been previously raised. Three quarters of the care plans had all needs clearly addressed, and there was good access to and use of specialist assessment. Access to activities appeared to have improved, and only a few issues were found with regard to people’s legal rights being respected. However, the problem of delayed discharge, well-recognised as a strategic issue, remains. The proportion of patients who are experiencing delays in their discharge was 22 percent when visits were carried out in 2010 and on this visit was 32 percent. The report argues that this has serious implications for the people who remain in hospital when this is no longer the best place for them, and for those who in consequence may be unable to be admitted when they need to be, and is a human rights issue. (Edited publisher abstract)
Guardianship and young adults: the use of welfare guardianship under the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 for people aged under 25
- Author:
- MENTAL WELFARE COMMISSION FOR SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
In the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000, welfare guardianship provides the means to protect people who lack capacity to make particular decisions or take particular actions for themselves. The use of guardianship has been increasing for adults under 25, including those with mild to moderate learning disability, and the majority of applications for guardianship, which were previously made by local authorities, are now being made by parents. This research examined: what information private guardians are given about the role; how aware private guardians are of their statutory responsibilities; the views of private guardians on the involvement of social workers; the preparation and support given to supervising officers and delegated guardians; the systems in place for appointment of supervisors and responsible officers; the governance arrangements to ensure that supervisors and responsible officers are fulfilling their statutory requirements; the views of guardians and supervising officers of their impact; and the methods of recording contacts by supervisors and responsible officers. Data was collected from 50 guardianship cases, comprising 39 private cases and 11 local authority orders. Interviews were held with 38 private guardians, 29 supervising officers and 11 responsible officers. This report discusses the findings from these private guardians and social workers, and provides a number of key findings and recommendations.