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Turning back time?
- Author:
- COLE Andrew
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, 2008, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Proposals set out for consultation in Wales plan to establish a new board, provisionally known as Iechyd Meddwyl Cymru (IMC) - a Mental Health and Well Being Service for Wales - which will be responsible for planning and providing mental health, learning disability and substance misuse services. This article reports on the fears of Welsh learning disability groups that the plans to combine mental health and learning disability service could turn the clock back 30 years.
Tendering madness and the all Wales cure
- Author:
- ROPER Adrian
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 86, Winter 2007, pp.3-6.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
The author, employed by a provider agency who has had some of its services re-tendered for three times over the past two years, highlights some of the main problems he has experienced to date with retendering exercises. He concludes with some optimism for the future.
Implementing the service principles and service responses grant in local authority learning disability services
- Author:
- WALTERS Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 77, Summer 2005, pp.14-17.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
Local authorities in Wales have completed their audit of learning disability services, based on the Learning Disability Implementation Group's (LDIAG) Service Principles and Service Response guidance. Bids to fund local action plans were then sent to WAG which have now been approved. The author, LDIAG Information Officer, reports on how eight local authorities say they will be using their money.
Screening support for women with learning disabilities
- Author:
- RAMESSUR-MARSDEN Heather
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.8.08, 2008, pp.26-27.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Breast and cervical screening can be a daunting, traumatic and often confusing process for women with learning disabilities. In North Wales, Breast Test Wales and Cervical Screening Wales have worked with the North East Wales community learning disability teams to address this issue. The article describes an initiative to produce a health education package for community learning disability teams to guide and support service users through the screening process.
Specialist staff: understanding the challenges in supporting people in their communities
- Author:
- NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises learning from National Development Team for Inclusion Community is for All programme, where specialist staff in learning disability services explored the differences in what they do to support people and families how this fits with asset-based and community focussed work. The main findings were that specialist staff provide a long-term nurturing relationship that someone with multiple impairments and a history of institutionalisation requires. This contrasts to the work of colleagues whose main focus is more immediate needs, such as helping someone get home from hospital. (Edited publisher abstract)
Additional support for individuals with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviors in regions of northwest Europe
- Authors:
- LUNENBORG Carolien B., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 8(2), June 2011, pp.92-103.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
About 10% of individuals with intellectual disability (ID) exhibit challenging behaviours. To support parents and care staff when they are unable to find a solution to overcome or reduce these behaviours, some countries provide additional professional support. In the Netherlands, 5 regional Centres for Consultation and Expertise (CCEs) offer supplemental support as part of their consultation programme. This study was undertaken to determine if additional professional support occurs in other regions of northwestern Europe and, if so, how was is organised. The regions which were looked at were Norway, Flanders, England, Wales, and the German regions of the Rhineland. Key informants in each region completed questionnaires about additional support services. The findings showed a diversity of approaches addressing additional support services. In most regions, there is no general formal policy on providing such support for individuals with ID, their parents, or care staff. Instead, either a range of local initiatives have been developed or there are no initiatives. In these instances, persons with ID or their carers have to rely on regular support services to address their mental health needs. The article concludes that organising additional support as part of a formal services will increase the likelihood that, when regular support has failed, individuals with ID or their carers will be able to obtain supports to find solutions for reducing problematic challenging behaviours.
Count me in 2009: results of the 2009 national census of inpatients and patients on supervised community treatment in mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION, NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document provides a summary of the results of the 5th national census of the ethnicity of inpatients in NHS and independent mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales conducted on 31 March 2009. It follows a similar census carried out each year since 2005, but also includes all patients who were subject to a Community Treatment Order (CTO), which were introduced in 2008 following changes to the Mental Health Act 1983. Information was obtained for 31,786 patients who were either inpatients on the mental health wards of 264 NHS and independent healthcare organisations in England and Wales or on a CTO on census day. Information was also obtained for 3,695 patients in 123 organisations providing services for people with learning disabilities in England and Wales. The overall patterns emerging from this census are broadly similar to those observed in previous years. The findings demonstrate the differences between mental health patients from the White British group and black and minority ethnic groups, and also differences within these groups. Rates of admission to mental health services were lower than the national average among the White British, Indian and Chinese groups, and were average for the Pakistani and Bangladeshi groups, but were higher than average among the Black Caribbean, Black African, Other Black, White/Black Caribbean Mixed and White/Black African Mixed groups. There was no reduction in rates of admission, detention and seclusion among black and minority ethnic groups.
Count me in 2010: what we found out about people staying in mental health and learning disability services and people on community treatment orders
- Authors:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION, NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- London
An easy read version of the document 'Count me in 2010: results of the 2010 national census of inpatients and patients on supervised community treatment in mental health and learning disability'. The document looks at the numbers of people who were receiving hospital services for mental health problems and learning disabilities on 31 March 2010. It also reports on the ethnicity of people receiving services. It found the number of people from minority ethnic groups who have to go into hospital is higher than average. It then looks at what this tells us about the services and what needs to be done to make things better for people with black and minority and ethnic people.
Count me in 2010: results of the 2010 national census of inpatients and patients on supervised community treatment in mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales
- Authors:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION, NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the sixth and last national census of the ethnicity of inpatients in NHS and independent mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales, conducted on 31 March 2010. The purpose of the census has been to: obtain accurate figures relating to patients in mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales; encourage providers of health services to implement procedures for the comprehensive recording and monitoring of data on the ethnic group of patients; and to provide information to help health services achieve the goals of action plans to improve mental health services for Black and minority ethnic communities. Details include numbers of patients; age; gender; ethnicity; language and religion; and source of referral. Overall, findings from the 2010 census show little change from those conducted since 2005. The findings continue to show differences between Black and minority ethnic groups and White groups, and also differences within these groups.
Your life, your choices
- Author:
- LOGAN Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 95, Spring 2010, p.20.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
A brief description is given of the Your Life, Your Choices project that has been set up to improve transition planning in Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent. The team started work in March 2009 and the project will finish in March 2011. The project has 3 transition coordinators who are working with a pilot group of 36 young people with learning disabilities aged 14-25 years. The coordinators are helping each young person to make their own transition plan and ensuring that each young person and their families have the information they need to make a smooth transition into adulthood. They are also trying to ensure that all the other professionals involved are aware of the young person’s transition plan. Training has been organised for some of the young people and professionals involved. This is one of five transition projects that have been set up in Wales. A young people’s video team is producing a DVD and video clips about transition planning which should be useful to other young people and their families as they plan for their transitions into adulthood.