Health & Learning Disability Network – Priorities, GOOD PRACTICE IN HEALTH
HEALTH & LEARNING DISABILITIES NETWORK MARCH 2009 NEWSLETTER
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| Documents referenced in the September 2008 email Health Network Newsletter |
HEALTH & LEARNING DISABILITIES NETWORK NEWSLETTER (September 2008)
A flyer for an event to be run by Debra Moore Associates "From
Policy to Practice - A Workshop in Manchester to consider and support
the role and function of specialist learning disability services"
A flyer for events to be run by HARM-ED "WORKING WITH SELF-HARM, 23rd October 2008, Burnley and HARM-MINIMISATION FOR SELF-HARM November 19th 2008, Burnley" |
| Healthcare for All |
Healthcare for All - Report of the Independent INQUIRY into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities
Press release for the Heathcare for All report
Mencap response to Healthcare for All |
| Recent documents related to Adult protection and Abuse |
Adult
Protection Committee, The Murder of Steven Hoskin, Serious Case Review,
Multi-agency and Single-agency Recommendations and Action Plans
Cornwall Adult Protection Committee: The Murder of Steven Hoskin, A Serious Case Review, Executive Summary
No secrets: Guidance on developing and implementing multi-agency policies and procedures to protect
vulnerable adults from abuse
Domestic abuse: A report from the BMA Board of Science
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| Documents referenced in the April 2008 email Health Network Newsletter |
A series of related four health events are being held, these are bookable as a set or individually
Module One, 16th July 2008 -
Importance of Postural Care, Body Measurement and the Correct Wheelchair (John and Liz Goldsmith)
Guiding Skills Including Wheelchair Guiding (Mark Gray)
Module Two, 17th July 2008 -
Environmental Assessment “Access for vision” How to assess
and modify an environment for lighting contrast & mobility for the
visually disabled service user. (Mark Gray)
Visual impairment - social and developmental issues, including behaviour (Gill Levy)
Module Three, 15th October 2008 -
Importance of Health Action Planning and people with complex needs (Laura Summers).
Access to Health Care - putting vision into Health Action Plans, facilitating Visual Assessments,
An overview of types of testing used to assess people with learning
difficulties & establishing Local Care pathways with the private
& NHS sectors for supporting good eye care (Mark Gray)
Module Four - 16th October 2008 -
Supporting people with Learning Disabilities and Visual problems in maintaining and or developing
communication. How to maintain Communication with those who lose
their sight and develop good communication practices with those who
need to develop formal communication (Mark Gray)
Additionally, a number of other Heath events are planned -
17th /18th June 2008 (2 day event), SHIELD - Sexual Health Innovative Education for Learning Disabilities - training by Teresa Day
26th June 2008, Hearing impairment and learning disability - training by Laura Waite
10th July 2008, Epilepsy Awareness - training by Lynette Breton
Other Documents -
Better Health! - The first edition of a newsletter produced by Debra Moore Associates. "In
this edition we hope to provide our readers with a focus and overview
of the key documents we feel are particularly relevant to the
commissioning and delivery of specialist learning disability health
services."
Volunteering in the Public Services: Health & Social Care - Baroness Neuberger’s review as the Governments Volunteering Champion (March 2008)
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| Documents referenced in the January 2008 email Health Network Newsletter |
NORTH WEST TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT TEAM HEALTH & LEARNING DISABILITIES NETWORK NEWSLETTER, 11th January 2008.
Best Interests Guidance on determining the best interests of adults who lack the capacity to make a decision
(or decisions) for themselves [England and Wales] - A report published by the Professional Practice Board of the British Psychological Society.
Calling all Health Care Assistants and Assistant Practitioners, The
Royal College of Nursing is holding a free Professional Seminar
Especially for You - Programme & event detail info and booking form.
Count
me in 2007 - Results of the 2007 national census of inpatients in
mental health and learning disability services in England and Wales
The operating framework for the NHS in England 2008/09
Good practice in learning disability nursing
Evaluation of a national audit of specialist inpatient healthcare services for people with learning difficulties in England, Health Care Commission, December 2007
Hearing, Visual Impairment and Learning Disability awareness day, 18th March 2008 - Flyer and Booking Form
A Life Like No Other: breaking the cycle - Agenda for the day
Valuing People Support Team - December 2007 Update
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| Documents and Presentations from the November 2007 Health Network |
Working
with Acute Hospitals - A presentation by Rachel Mayner (Primary Health
Facilitator – Liverpool) and Carmel Hale (Senior Nurse - Aintree
Hospitals NHS foundation Trust)
Independent Inquiry into Access to Healthcare for People with Learning Disabilities - A presentation by Anne Richardson
Death by Indifference, Following up the Treat me Right! report - A presentation by Beverley Dawkins (National Officer for Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities)
Hospital Liaison Team - A presentation by JULIE MATTHEWS, SENIOR NURSE MANAGER and MAGZ SMITH, SUPPORT WORKER
Eating well: children and adults with learning disabilities: - Report Summary
Eating well: children and adults with learning disabilities - Flyer and Order form for the report
COUNCIL
OF EUROPE RESOLUTION - FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL CARE IN HOSPITALS: 10 Key
Characteristics of good nutritional care in hospitals
Commissioning Specialist Adult Learning Disability Health Services - Good Practice Guidance
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| Documents and Presentations from the September 2007 Health Network |
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Documents and Presentations from the June 2007 Health Network
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Issues & Suggestions raised at the GOOD PRACTICES IN LEARNING DISABILITY NURSING WORKSHOP
6th JUNE 2007
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Key issues for Learning Disability nursing? - Presentation
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Documents available for download
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Using person centred approaches to Health Action Plan
by Gill Bailey, Lorraine Erwin, Helen Sanderson, Ruth Gorman and Janet
Cobb with the North West Person Centred Planning Coordinators Community
of Practice
Health action planning is intended to be part of the person centred
planning process. This paper describes what we are learning about
developing Health Action Plans (HAPs) as an integral part of a person
centred plans.
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