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Healthy eyes, teeth and ears
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 3
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet provides information on how social care staff can support people with learning disabilities to look after their eyes, teeth and ears. It is the fifth in a series of factsheets which show how social care staff can support the health needs of people with learning disabilities. The leaflet also includes a link to a supporting slide set that can be used by social care staff as a training resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
How social care staff can use reasonable adjustments to support the health of people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet provides information how social care staff can use reasonable adjustments - changes the law says people or services must make so disabled people can use services as easily as everybody else - to support the health of people with learning disabilities. It is the second in a series of factsheets which show how social care staff can support the health needs of people with learning disabilities. The leaflet also includes a link to a supporting slide set that can be used by social care staff as a training resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
How social care staff can help someone with learning disabilities prepare for an annual health check
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 3
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet provides information for social care staff on how they can help someone with learning disabilities prepare for an annual health check. It is the third in a series of factsheets which show how social care staff can support the health needs of people with learning disabilities. The leaflet also includes a link to a supporting slide set that can be used by social care staff as a training resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
What social care staff need to know about the Mental Capacity Act
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet provides information for social care staff on what they need to know about the Mental Capacity Act to support the health needs of people with learning disabilities. It is the fourth in a series of factsheets which show how social care staff can support the health needs of people with learning disabilities. The leaflet also includes a link to a supporting slide set that can be used by social care staff as a training resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
Hospitals should consistently provide 'reasonable adjustments' for disabled patients
- Authors:
- READ Stuart, et al
- Publisher:
- University of Bristol. Policy Bristol
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
Briefing summarising key findings and policy implications from research to explore how hospitals are providing reasonable adjustments for disabled people and how disabled people experience hospital care. Reasonable adjustments are changes to services that disabled people may require which remove any disadvantages they face compared with non-disabled people. The research collected data from an audit of Care Quality Commission hospital inspection reports; Freedom of Information requests to Clinical Commissioning Groups and hospital trusts; surveys of health professionals and representatives; interviews with disabled people; and workshops for professionals and disabled people. The key findings highlight concerns about the gap between Equality Act 2010 legislation and its practical application in NHS hospitals. The research was conducted as part of a large grant, ‘Tackling Disabling Practices: co-production and change’, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (Edited publisher abstract)
How social care staff can support the health needs of people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
One of a series of factsheets to show how social care staff can support the health needs of people with learning disabilities and help them to get better access to health services. The leaflet also includes a link to a supporting slide set that can be used by social care staff as a training resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
How social care staff can support people with learning disabilities to take part in screening programmes
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
This factsheet provides information for social care staff on how they can support people with learning disabilities to take part in screening programmes. These include cancer, diabetic retinopathy and abdominal aortic aneurysm screening. It is the eighth in a series of factsheets which show how social care staff can support the health needs of people with learning disabilities. The leaflet also includes a link to a supporting slide set that can be used by social care staff as a training resource. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health charter for social care providers
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A charter for adult social care providers and staff providing information about the steps they can take to improve the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and improve their access good healthcare. The charter list a number of pledges and specific actions for staff. (Edited publisher abstract)
Quality checking health checks for people with learning disabilities: a way of finding out what is happening locally
- Author:
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health England
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- London
This audit tool consists of 6 questions and is designed to support GP practices and those supporting them to improve the uptake and quality of annual health checks, and reduce the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities. It aims to help GP practices to identify good practice and encourage services to improve their practice further, establish whether health checks and primary care services are provided consistently across a geographical area, monitor progress and embed key ‘reasonable adjustments’ within primary care. (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)