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“LEARN”ing what is important to children and young people with intellectual disabilities when they are in hospital
- Authors:
- OULTON K., SELL D., GIBSON F.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 31(5), 2018, pp.792-803.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Background: The need to review health service provision for children and young people (CYP) with disabilities and their families in the United Kingdom has been expressed in multiple reports: the most consistent message being that services need to be tailored to meet their individual needs. Our aim was to understand the hospital‐related needs and experiences of CYP with intellectual disabilities. Method: An ethnographic study of a neurosciences ward and outpatient department was conducted within a paediatric tertiary hospital setting. Results: Five themes, developed using the acronym LEARN, explained what is important to CYP with intellectual disabilities in hospital: (i) little things make the biggest difference, (ii) eliminate unnecessary waiting, (iii) avoid boredom, (iv) routine and home comforts are key and (v) never assume. Conclusions: It is imperative that the present authors continue to challenge the idea that it is acceptable to exclude CYP with intellectual disabilities from research because of their inability to participate. (Edited publisher abstract)
Learning disabilities census report: England, 30th of September 2013
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report presents initial findings from the 2013 Learning Disability Census, which provides a snapshot of inpatients with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and/or challenging behaviour, and the services they receive. The survey was one of the initiatives commissioned in response to the abuse at Winterbourne View Hospital. Sections cover the profile of service users; ward security level and length of stay; service users by region, local authority and distance between residence and placement; and types of provider. The Census data was collected on 30 September 2013. Responses from 104 provider organisations were received on behalf of 3,250 service users. (Edited publisher abstract)
User friendly
- Author:
- ETHERINGTON Alice
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 24.8.95, 1995, pp.2-3.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Supporting and listening to care users ensures they get the services they want. Looks at one example of where this is happening and assess the results.
Into the community: a comparison of care management and traditional approaches to resettlement
- Authors:
- HIGGINS Ray, RICHARDSON Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Administration, 28(3), September 1994, pp.221-235.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The resettlement of people with learning disabilities from long-stay hospitals has been under way for a number of years in England. This process has generally been dominated by the exigencies of the available services. A needs-led approach, emphasized in recent community care legislation, in which new services are sought on the basis of the specific requirements of services users, has been used infrequently for this purpose. Compares the process of implementing a needs-led care management approach to resettlement with the implementation of a more traditional service-led approach. It also suggests some important lessons for the application of a needs-led approach to hospital resettlement.
The ward atmosphere scale for psychiatric inpatients with intellectual disability: a pilot study
- Authors:
- BAKKEN Trine Lise, ROSSBERG Jan Ivar, FRIIS Svein
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 6(5), 2012, pp.265-272.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Ward Atmosphere Scale (WAS) is a self-report questionnaire and the most commonly used instrument to measure aspects of treatment environment, which is a factor related to both treatment outcome and patient satisfaction for psychiatric inpatients. This study aimed to examine whether adult psychiatric inpatients with intellectual disability could complete the WAS in a meaningful way. It was conducted with 17 patients and 21 staff members in a specialised psychiatric inpatient unit at the Oslo University Hospital, Norway. This article describes the methodology, analysis and results. It reports that patients with mild intellectual disabilities were able to answer the WAS with some help, but that patients with moderate intellectual disabilities had major difficulties with understanding more than half of the items. The authors conclude that there is a need for further research on how inpatients with intellectual disability and mental illness perceive ward atmosphere, and that a replication study should use a shorter version of the WAS.
Profile: people with learning difficulties; Aston Hall Hospital
- Author:
- PUREWAL Sardip
- Publisher:
- Derbyshire. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 45p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Matlock
Statistical information on mentally handicapped people in living units at Aston Hall Hospital. Includes data on: area of origin, age, length of stay, self-sufficiency, continence, mobility, social skills, communication, education, and training at local day centres.
Learning disabilities census report: further analysis: England, 30 September 2013
- Author:
- HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE INFORMATION CENTRE
- Publisher:
- Health and Social Care Information Centre
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 41
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report presents further findings from the 2013 Learning Disability Census, following an initial report published in December 2013. The Census provides a snapshot of inpatients with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and/or challenging behaviour, and the services they receive. The survey was one of the initiatives commissioned in response to the abuse at Winterbourne View Hospital. This report contains information relating to patient experience of care including: drug administration; incidents, restraint and seclusion; ward accommodation, uses of the Mental Health Act (1983), and information on the commissioning and provision of learning disability services including costs and care planning. The census data was collected on 30 September 2013. Responses from 104 provider organisations were received on behalf of 3,250 service users. (Edited publisher abstract)
About leaving: making sense of moving on
- Authors:
- BANHAM Ken, GARRETT Malcolm
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 31(2), June 2003, pp.70-73.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article is written by two people with learning disabilities and their health care team. It is about their wish to move into homes in the community after years in hospitals. They explain the experiences they have had of services in the past and what they are looking forward to for the future. They talk about their feelings about moving on and what they would be leaving behind.
It works!
- Author:
- THOMAS Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Care Weekly, 30.9.93, 1993, p.12.
A project in Somerset to move people with learning disabilities from three long-stay hospitals into the community was completed a year ahead of schedule and on budget. The project was based on the principle that users preferences should be listened to and then built into the new services.