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Tackling indifference: healthcare services for people with learning disabilities: national overview report - December 2009
- Author:
- NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
- Publisher:
- NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 43p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) wrote quality indicators for services for children and adults with learning disabilities. The quality indicators are used to check how well health services are meeting people’s needs. During 2008–2009 NHS QIS looked at services for children and adults with learning disabilities in Scotland to find out what was working well and what could be better. The review teams found lots of examples of new and helpful projects. They also found that services for people with learning disabilities and their carers are improving. But there are areas that need to be better. Recommendations are listed.
Supporting information for tackling indifference: healthcare services for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
- Publisher:
- NHS Quality Improvement Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 98p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) has reviewed access to general health services for people with learning disabilities and NHS QIS have travelled around Scotland to get a full understanding of the services and arrangements in place. NHS QIS have done this in partnership with people with learning disabilities and their carers, and with health and social care professionals which has added further richness to the findings. This review was wide ranging and there were many examples of innovative and effective practice. Some of these are recorded in Section 9 of this report. There is evidence that services are improving for people with learning disabilities and their carers and the report also identified areas where further improvement can be made. Recommendations are made in full in Section 6 of the report. Findings are in three key areas: awareness and implementation of the key Acts, particularly AWIA and DDA as they both support assessing individual need and improving communication across services, access to general health services, scheduled and out-of-hours (this also includes health promotion and improvement), and effective joined up working both across and within services which is critical to the delivery of safe, effective care. The ‘join’ between services should be invisible to individuals.
Supporting People: issues for small, specialist and new providers - interim guidance
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive. Development Department
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Reach: standards in supported living
- Author:
- GITSHAM Nicola, KINSELLA Peter, HILSON Nicola
- Publisher:
- Paradigm
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- Birkenhead
This publication provides a clear definition of Supported Living together with a set of standards, best practice targets that can be applied to any service which says ‘we do Supported Living’. It focuses in particular on supported living for people with learning difficulties.
National care standards: care homes for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 82p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This paper sets out the National Care Standards as they apply to care homes for people with learning disabilities.
Learning disabilities: challenging behaviour: QS101
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Place of publication:
- London
This quality standard covers the care of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and behaviour that challenges. It is focused on ensuring that assessment leads to personalised care planning and access to meaningful activities. It consists of eight quality statements, aiming to ensure that the approaches used by staff to support people with a learning disability follow the least restrictive practice and promote privacy and dignity. The statements cover: comprehensive health assessment; initial assessment of behaviour that challenges; designated coordinator; personalised daily activities; review of restrictive interventions; use of medication; review of medication; and family and carer support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Review of compliance: Cambian Learning Disabilities Limited: Rainham Farm Lodge
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This review of compliance is from Farm Lodge, an independent hospital run by Cambian Learning Disabilities Limited. Farm lodge is an independent hospital registered to provide assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983, diagnostic and screening procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. The service is for six adults with a learning disability and additional diagnoses, who are liable to be detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. Most of the standards were met; however the ‘standards of caring for people safely and protecting them from harm’ was noted as in need of improvement.
Review of compliance: Partnerships in Care Limited: Stockton Hall
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This review of compliance is from Stockton Hall Hospital, owned and managed by Partnerships in Care and located in the village of Stockton-on-the-Forest about five miles from the centre of the city of York. It provides medium secure psychiatric facilities for adult men suffering from mental illness, personality disorder or a mild to moderate learning disability. The hospital is a purpose-built facility registered to accommodate 112 patients, all of whom are liable to be detained under the 1983 Mental Health Act. There were six wards capable of accommodating between sixteen and twenty four patients. This report focuses on Kyme ward, as it was the ward accommodating patients with learning disabilities. All the patients on Kyme ward were detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 and all were male. The report found that Kyme Ward at Stockton Hall was meeting all the essential standards of quality and safety reviewed, but, to maintain this, suggested some improvements are made.
Review of compliance: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust: assessment and intervention service: The Birling Centre
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This review of compliance is from The Birling Centre, Kent and Medway NHS, an inpatient facility for people with learning disabilities who may also have a mental illness and severe challenging behaviour. Nine patients were using the service at the time of the visit. The unit is registered to provide: assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983; treatment of disease, disorder or injury; and diagnostic and screening procedures. The report found that the Birling Centre was not meeting one or more essential standards. Improvements were needed in the following areas: there were major concerns that outcome 4 needed improvements – ‘people should get safe and appropriate care that meets their needs and supports their rights’; and outcome 7 was adequate – ‘people should be protected from abuse and staff should respect their human rights’.
Review of compliance: Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust: Slade House
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This review of compliance is from Slade House, Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, an inpatient facility for people with learning disabilities who may also have a mental illness and severe challenging behaviour who need to be treated in a secure environment. Fourteen patients were using the service at the time of the inspection. Slade House is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide: assessment or medical treatment for persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983; and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. This inspection report found that Slade House was meeting all the essential standards of quality and safety that were reviewed.