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Inclusion or outcomes? Tensions in the involvement of people with learning disabilities in strategic planning
- Authors:
- FYSON Rachel, FOX Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 29(2), 2014, pp.239-254.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Social inclusion is a key principle that underpins the provision of services for people with learning disabilities in England. Learning Disability Partnership Boards, which are responsible for local strategic planning of learning disability services, hold a particular role in promoting inclusion since they are required both to operate inclusively and to achieve inclusive outcomes. This study sought to explore the extent to which these ambitions for inclusion were being achieved. It consisted of three phases: a scoping exercise to elicit the views of key stakeholders; a postal survey of Partnership Boards (response rate 51%); and semi-structured interviews with Partnership Boards members in six local authorities. Findings suggest that Partnership Boards are struggling to fulfil their dual role, with tensions emerging between the desire to operate in fully inclusive ways and the ability to affect strategic change within local services. (Publisher abstract)
Learning disabilities: good practice project
- Authors:
- HOUGH Jo, MARTIN Kerry
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 57
- Place of publication:
- London
This report gives people who commission, design and deliver services a better understanding of how to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities. It is partly based on these good practice indicators: co-production; a capabilities approach to disability; community capacity building; a move towards more integrated services; and a commitment to personalisation. It presents six examples of good practice: Public Health Norfolk & Equal Lives (formerly Norfolk Coalition of Disabled People) and its provision of easy-to-access information on local health services; the Quality Checking project in Gloucestershire; London Borough of Hackney and Advance Support and supported living for people with complex needs; MacIntyre Care in Oxfordshire, representative of transition support for young people with complex needs; the Open University’s Social History of Learning Disability Group on sharing life stories; and Merseycare NHS Rebuild Service, which offers support for people with Down’s Syndrome and early onset dementia. It gives briefer details for other shortlisted projects. The report also includes an EasyRead summary. The project was completed under an action from ‘Transforming Care: A national response to Winterbourne View Hospital’. (Original abstract)
Driving up quality code: driving up quality in learning disability services
- Author:
- DRIVING UP QUALITY ALLIANCE
- Publisher:
- Driving Up Quality Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- Liverpool
The Driving Up Quality Code for Learning Disability Services has been developed in response to the Winterbourne View programme of action. Although voluntary, the Code's aim is to avoid what happened at Winterbourne View ever happening again. Providers will be asked by umbrella organisations to sign up publicly to the Code. and offer evidence on how they meet, or are working towards meeting the Code. Likewise, commissioners will be also asked to sign up to the Code and commit to actively using the Code through their commissioning processes to improve quality in learning disability services. The Code explains its five main statements which are that: support is focussed o the person; the person is supported to have an ordinary and meaningful life; care and support focuses on people being happy and having a good quality of life; a good culture is important to the organisation; and managers and board members lead and run the organisation well. The Driving Up Quality Code has been developed by members of the Driving Up Quality Alliance: Housing and Support Alliance, English Community Care Association, Voluntary Organisations Disability Group, Sitra, Association for Real Change, National Care Association, National Care Forum, Adults with Learning Disability Services Forum, Shared Lives Plus and the Independent Healthcare Advisory Services. The Code is supported by the Care Quality Commission, the Department of Health, the Association of Directors of Adults Social Services, the Challenging Behaviour Foundation and NHS England. (Original abstract)
Where's the money gone?: patterns of expenditure on learning disability services
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 38p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
This report explores patterns of public expenditure on learning disability services and the relationship between expenditure and service delivery. While there clearly been a considerable increase in expenditure on learning disability across the public sector, there is limited evidence available to demonstrate where such additional funding has been spent and if it has resulted in an enhancement or an extension of the services offered to a greater number of people. The report, commissioned in order to explore these questions by reviewing a set of hypotheses using national data sources, covers expenditure, people, and service activity. The report concluded that considerable quantities of data is captured concerning learning disability, however, through a lack of consistency between data sets it is hard to compare data across organisations. Overall, the report suggests that, in terms of the existing national data collection, there should be an inter-departmental government group that looks at how existing data sets can be better aligned to provide a clearer picture.
Indicators for learning disability trusts: performance assessment 2009/10
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document outlines the first and second phases of national priority indicators for learning disability trusts to be used by the Care Quality Commission in the 2009/10 periodic review. Each indicator includes details of why it is included, the data source, the period of time assessed by the indicator and the technical specification of the indicator. Indicators included are: access to healthcare for people with a learning disability; campus provision; data quality on ethnic group; delayed transfers of care; number of people with a care plan. The indicators apply to all trusts and primary care trusts that provide learning disability services, where it is appropriate for them to be assessed.
Recent trends in social services for adults with learning disabilities in England
- Author:
- KOZMA Agnes
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 13(4), December 2008, pp.44-47.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper gives a brief overview of the main trends in social care services for adults with a learning disability funded by Councils with Social Services Responsibilities between 2002-03 and 2006-07. It draws on published reports and unpublished data from the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI).
Manchester's best-kept secret
- Authors:
- BLYTH Craig, CHAPMAN Rohhss
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2008, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A Learning Disabilities Studies Degree was launched in Manchester in September 2001, aimed at students who were already working, or wanted to begin a career working, with people with learning disabilities. Discusses how service users have been involved in the Steering Group delivering degree.
Responsive services for people with learning disabilities from minority ethnic communities
- Authors:
- CATON Sue, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 35(4), December 2007, pp.229-235.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article reports the results of a postal questionnaire survey carried out to explore the responsiveness and appropriateness of services for people with learning disabilities from minority ethnic communities in the North West of England. Twenty-one learning disability service commissioners or service providers completed the questionnaire. Results indicated that services were influenced by legislation and guidelines which help services develop specific programmes. Organizational culture also played a role in how services respond. Respondents reported that a variety of new services were currently being developed. Individual staff members and good organizational support were most cited as the factors that facilitate effective policies, practices, and procedures whereas problems regarding funding were most frequently cited as barriers. The respondents detailed evidence of some work being carried out at the grass roots level, but the responses indicate that a core theme is the marginalization of the issue of meeting the needs of people from minority ethnic groups.
Safe, sustainable and productive staffing: an improvement resource for learning disability services
- Author:
- NATIONAL QUALITY BOARD
- Publisher:
- National Quality Board
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 23
A guide to help standardise staffing decisions for learning disability services in community and inpatient settings. This resource is designed to help commissioners and providers of NHS commissioned services, create, review and sustain safe and effective specialist health services for people with a learning disability, who have a wide range of needs and varying levels of disability. The resource draws on evidence from a commissioned rapid review of literature and professional review of practice. It aims to provide principles and an assurance framework to help standardise approaches to making decisions about staffing in a multidisciplinary learning disability setting, within organisations and across the system supporting the patient experience and outcomes. (Edited publisher abstract)
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)