Joint Financing Across Health and Social Care - Audit Commission Report

This report reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities. It builds on our previous publication, 'Joint Financing Across Health and Social Care' that explained the practical implications and legislative framework for joint financing.
It considers how these arrangements are used, focusing on learning disability, mental health and older people - areas where service users most often need health and social care.
The report's recommendations and examples of notable practice aim to help national and local bodies better understand the options available, how to use them and to achieve better outcomes for service users. Click here to view the report.

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Disabled Go - Involving Disabled People

DisabledGo produce extremely detailed, pan-disability access guides to NHS trust premises; making patient choice a reality for disabled people whilst improving the patient experience, reducing non-attends, and delivering a tangible method of meeting legislative requirements.
Using a research template developed with the ongoing input of over 850 steering groups of and for disabled people and an accumulated surveying experience of over 80,000 venues, DisabledGo currently works in partnership with over 65 local authorities, one in four universities, and NHS trusts throughout the UK.
The DisabledGo initiative allows NHS trusts to tap into this cumulative experience, enabling them to involve and engage with disabled people in the decision-making process at a local level.
To discover how DisabledGo helps a growing number of trusts throughout the UK, call Michael Preece on 01438 842710 or email: nhsenquiries@disabledgo.info

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Valuing people now: a new three-year strategy for people with learning disabilities

DH has launched this cross-government strategy for the next three years, which takes account of the responses to the consultation which ended in March 2008. In particular, this strategy:
addresses what people have told us about the support people with learning disabilities and their families need, reflects the changing priorities across Government which impact directly on people with learning disabilities, sets out the Government’s response to the ten main recommendations in , Healthcare for All, the report of the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities, chaired by Sir Jonathan Michael and provides a further response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights report A Life Like Any Other? Click here for further information.

Screening Packs for Women with a Learning Disability

Breast Test Wales and Cervical Screening Wales have created packs which have been designed for Learning Disability nurses and other allied Health Professionals to use with women with a learning disability to assist their journey through the screening process. There is one for smear tests and another for breast screening.

Expert Patients Course for Disabled People and People with Long Term Health Conditions

This FREE course provides tried and tested skills which have been shown to benefit people with long term health conditions. It is open to anyone with a long term health condition who wants to learn to manage and improve their health. Some of the techniques which the course covers are: managing symptoms and improving how you feel; relaxation; healthy eating and nutrition; dealing with anger, fear, frustration, isolation, fatigue and depression; how to make plans which work for you and working with health care professionals. For full details and booking info, click here.

Healthcare for All: Access to Healthcare for People with Learning Disabilities

This independent inquiry was set up to look at the action required to ensure people with learning disabilities receive appropriate treatment in acute and primary health care. The report's findings indicate that much stronger action is needed at all levels within the NHS to enable people with learning disabilities to have equal access to general healthcare services. Access the report here.