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By Sarah Carr
Published: October 2008
This guide aims to tell the story so far about the personalisation of adult social care services. It is intended to set out the current understanding of personalisation at a very early stage of implementation, exploring what personalisation is, where the idea came from and placing the transformation of adult social care in the wider public service reform agenda.
The report contains the following key messages and recommendations:
This powerpoint presentation is based on and complements SCIE's 'Personalisation: a rough guide' publication. It can be used for presentations and training and can be tailored to the particular requirements of the event, audience or sector. There is also a PDF verison.
Draft deprivation of liberty safeguards standard forms made available in order to facilitate best practice, training and preparation in advance of April 2009, when the deprivation of liberty safeguards come into effect.
These forms are not to be used for making applications for deprivation of liberty authorisations, since they are not the final version that should be used for operationalising the safeguards procedures.
The forms can be adapted but, if used in unedited form, they help all those involved in the safeguards processes to fully meet the requirements of the deprivation of liberty safeguards legislation.
to download the Draft forms follow this link:
The first NHS Constitution for England, a landmark in the history of the NHS has been created through a collaborative approach of consultation, discussion and research with NHS Staff as well as patients, public and stakeholders. The Constitution represents a commitment that all staff should have rewarding and worthwhile jobs, with the freedom and confidence to act in the interest of patients. To do this, all NHS staff need to be:trusted and actively listened totreated with respect at work, have the tools, training and support to deliver care, and opportunities to develop and progress. The NHS Constitution enables for the first time details as to what staff, patients and the public can expect from the NHS. It sets out the purpose, principles and values of the NHS, as well as bringing together a number of rights, pledges and responsibilities for all staff and patients.
Published 19th January 2009
People with learning disabilities will be supported in every aspect of their lives, from housing and health to employment, Secretary of State for Health, Alan Johnson announced today.
'Valuing People Now - A Three Year Strategy for People with Learning Disabilities' presents a new vision for improving services for people with learning disabilities across health, housing, employment and community care services. It follows a comprehensive consultation involving more than 10,000 people.
Improving training, commissioning of services and strengthening local structures to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities, are fundamental elements of the Strategy.
Key aims include:
* ensuring people with learning disabilities get the healthcare they need and the support they want to live healthy lives;
* supporting more people with learning disabilities, including those with more complex needs, into paid work;
* ensuring people with learning disabilities have the choice to have relationships, become parents and continue to be parents; and
* giving people with learning disabilities opportunities to study and enjoy leisure and social activities.
Progress will be reviewed annually. A new national Learning Disability Programme Board and Regional Boards will ensure the strategy works, share good practice and provide a forum for stakeholder groups to discuss progress and concerns.
Understanding autism and employment is important for people with autism, Asperger syndrome and other conditions on the autism spectrum, as well as for their families.
Researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London, want to find out about the emotional, physical and financial impacts on people with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
They would like to hear from people who are:
an adult with a diagnosed autism spectrum disorder
a parent of a person with a diagnosed autism spectrum disorder.
The questionnaire will take 20-30 minutes.
Click here for more information about the autism and employment study
Following the national consultation, Reviewing the Care programme Approach (CPA), and having considered the issues identified, this guidance updates policy and sets out positive practice guidance for trusts and commissioners to review local practice to refocus CPA within mental health services.
"Wherever an inferiority complex exists, there is a good reason for it" - Carl Jung, 1943
As part of the National Autistic Society (NAS) I Exist campaign, all local authorities in England were asked if they have a system in place to record the number of adults with autism in their area and if, in line with Department of Health guidance, they have appointed a named individual or team with responsibility for autism.
With the support of thousands of campaigners who have contacted their local authority to raise these demands, the NAS have now received a response from over two thirds of local authorities.
A table has been produced this week and progress is indicated according to the following key:
This is a website for three groups of people.
1. People who have a learning disability
2. Their families and carers
3. Professionals and those supporting people and families
to access the website follow this link
http://www.clearthoughts.info/
This website also comes with Browsealoud. This means you can hear the words on the website. Follow this link for more information Browsealoud page.
Good practice guidance on the commissioning of specialist adult learning disability health services for adults.
Consideration has been given to assist in responding to shortcomings identified in these services in recent Healthcare Commission reports including those into abuse in Cornwall and Merton and Sutton.
Within the current environment of separating out purchaser and provider arms of PCTs services are currently debating who should employ specialist learning disability staff - another health provider, mental health trust, social services, social enterprise....
The report states that:
"Specialist learning disability health staff are most likely to be employed within the local NHS, with those not in in-patient settings, operating as part of, and being accountable within, a multi-disciplinary structure such as a community learning disability team (CLDT) that is led or jointly led by the local authority.
Employment within the NHS alongside other health professionals is important in order to maintain appropriate clinical governance, professional development, relationships and learning from colleagues working in other specialisms and to avoid recruitment and retention problems. However, day-to-day operation within a multi-agency framework is essential for the achievement of good person centred outcomes. Being recognised as part of the NHS is particularly important for staff working to promote access to mainstream primary care and acute hospitals in order to facilitate day to day working relationships with NHS colleagues."
To download the report
Viewpoint is the UK’s leading learning disability magazine, published by Mencap. It captures all the news, campaigns and best practice from the world of learning disability.
Viewpoint is published six times a year. An audio version of the magazine is available on CD – available free to people who have a learning disability.
Pulse, Viewpoint's arts and leisure supplement, comes free with the issue, three times a year.
Read the latest stories, download the latest issue or read past issues by clicking on the links below:
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