June 2008
 
Health Needs of People with Learning Disabilities Annual Evidence Update
(National Library for Health Learning Disabilities Specialist Library)
 
http://www.library.nhs.uk/learningdisabilities
 
People with learning disabilities have a  higher level of health needs than the general population, many of which are unmet. This Annual Evidence Update from the NLH Learning Disabilities Specialist Library provides bibliographies of published research for some key health issues.

Easy health website

A new easy health website has now been launched and the address is www.easyhealth.org.uk we have helped to fund this & it provides navigation to loads of easy to understand health information.
 
Beacon Scheme Round 10: Independent Living for Disabled Adults
 

Format	What the information is
	For information on the Beacon Scheme please click here The closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday 11 July 2008. To find out more about how you can apply to become a Beacon authority, please go to: http://www.beacons.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=5096164

May 2008

Learning Disability Knowledge Sets

Skills for Care have developed five Learning Disability Knowledge Sets. They are available on the Skills for Care website: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/view.asp?id=994

A joint letter from Skills for Care and the Valuing People Support Team regarding learning disability knowledge sets and the future direction of travel for qualifications for the Learning Disability workforce can also be found on the Skills for Care web site using the link above.

The letter and more information can also be found in the workforce pages of this website. You can go to the page by clicking here

February 2008

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities have written an information guide for Learning Disability Partnership Boards about The National Framework for NHS Continuing Healthcare and NHS-funded Nursing Care. This was written for the Department of Health.

Format	What the information is
	Continuing Care
	Continuing Care presentation

Hate Crime Grants

Valuing People decided it would give £18,000 worth of small grants to help local groups do more to stop Hate Crimes against people with learning disabilities.

These grants are £2,000 for a project from each region.

Please click the document below to see who was successful in their applications.

Format	What the information is
	Hate Crime Grant Successful Applications

January 2008

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR THE VALUING PEOPLE NOW CONSULTATION HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO THE 28TH MARCH 2008

Due to such high demand, we have run out of hard copies of the consultation but you can request a limited number of photocopies, or you can download the documents below to print out.

Valuing People Now
"Valuing People Now" seeks people's views on what should be top of the list for the learning disability agenda over the next three years. Take a look at the documents below and then please fill out the questionairre to put your views across.

Format	What the information is
	Valuing People Now
	Valuing People Now Questionairre
	Valuing People Now Easier to Read Version
	Valuing People Now tell us what you think (Easier to read questionairre)

Valuing People Newsletter

The newest Valuing People Newsletter is now out. This is all about people with learning disabilities and their families from different ethnicity groups. To download this document, please go to our newsletter page.

December

Format	What the information is
	VPST Bulletin December 07

Commissioning Guidance for Adult Specialist Health including Easy Read Summary

Format	What the Information is
	Commissioning Specialist Adult Learning Disability Health Services Good Practice Guidance including Specialist Adult Learning Disability Health Services good Practice Guidance Easy Read Summary

Mansell 2

This report looks at people with difficult and challenging behaviour and the services that support them in their everyday lives. Professor Jim Mansell has updated this report that was first out in 1993. Since then there have been lots of changes. To look at this report, please click on the link below:

Format	What the information is
	Mansell 2 Services for People with Learning Disabilities and Challenging Behaviour or Mental Health Needs

Good practice in learning disability nursing

Learning disability nurses (LDNs) currently play a vital role in helping to respond to the healthcare and other needs of people with learning disabilities. This guidance aims to highlight how their contribution can be made even more effective in the future.
To see the full document, please click on the links below:

Format	What the information is
	Good practice in learning disability nursing

November

CAMPUS UPDATE
The second stage of bidding for capital funding for the campus reprovision programme 2008/9 has now opened. For more information please see our NHS Campuses page by clicking here

Oral Health
The Department of Health have brought out a good practice guide for improving the oral health of disabled children and adults. To see this guide, please click on the link below: 

Format	What the information is
	Valuing Peoples Oral Health

 
October 2007

There is a new information pack to help people who are members of Partnership Boards to better protect adults with learning disabilities in the communities in which they live. To download the pack, please click on the links below:

Format	What the information is
	Safeguarding Adults with Learning Disabilities
	Safeguarding Adults with Learning Disabilities Easy Read

 
September 2007

Hate Crime National Survey
 
In April 2007, Coast 2 Coast and Inclusion North were asked by the Valuing People Support Team to find out what is happening around the country about Hate Crime. To look at the questions that people were asked and their responses click on the Hate Crime Report below:

Format	What the information is
	Hate Crime Report

 
August 2007
 

Format	What the information is
	I&DeA have written a guide called 'Including people with learning disabilities', that shows how local leaders can ensure people with learning disabilities take their rightful place in eveyday life. It also has best practice examples from the 'Valuing People' Beacons. To have a look at this guide go to www.idea.gov.uk
	Getting involved in a political party The DRC have published a new booklet, "Getting involved in a political party: information for people with learning disabilities" To find out more information go to www.drc.org.uk

 
July 2007
 

Format	What the information is
	Transforming Services for Children and Young People This is the report from the Transforming Services for Children and Young People Event that took place on 21st June 2007. For more information, please contact Max on: hsaevents@helensandersonassociates.co.uk
	Short Breaks Guide (250 KB) Here is a new guide about short breaks written by Paradigm
	FPLD have launched a new Primary Care Service Framework for the Management of Health for People with Learning Disabilities. It is launched with practical resources to help GPs deliver annual health checks for people with learning disabilities with support. These have been developed jointly by Primary Care Unlimited, the Valuing People Support Team and the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities To access this and other frameworks, go to www.pcc.nhs.uk/204.php

 
CSIP have brought out a report called "Commissioning for people with learning disabilities - a tale of two nations. The report looks at how councils spend their budget for adults with learning disabilities. It shows that there are big differences across England in how the money is used.
 

Format	What the information is
	A Tale of Two Nations
	A Tale of Two Nations Easy Read
	A Tale of Two Nations Slides

1st June 2007
 
The Department of Health and the Department for Education and Science have put together a good practice guidance on how adult and children's services should work together to improve support to parents with a learning disability and their children.
 
To see this report in full, please click on the link below:
 

Format	What the information is
	Good Practice Guidance on Working with Parents with a Learning Disability
	Good Practice Guidance Easy Read

 
April 2007
 
The Office of the National Director for Learning Disabilities (for England) website has gone live. It provides national leadership and expertise within learning disability policy and also provides policy guidance across health, social care and education issues.
 
To go to the website visit http://nationaldirectorld.org.uk
 
Getting to Grips with the Money
The Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) today publishes Getting to grips with commissioning for people with learning disabilities, a report that aims to help councils improve the way they commission and pay for services. It focuses particularly on how councils can better spend their money.
 

Format	What the information is
	Getting to grips with commissioning for people with learning difficulties

 
No One Knows
No One Knows is a UK-wide programme led by the Prison Reform Trust that aims to effect change by exploring and publicising the experiences of the people with learning difficulties and learning disabilities who come into contact with the criminal jusitice system. This programme will run until October 2008.
 

Format	What the information is
	No One Knows
	No One Knows Easy Read Version

To find out more information about the reports or other information on the Prison Reform Trust, please click here.
 
January 2007
Sutton and Merton Investigation

In February 2006, the Healthcare Commission decided to investigate the service provided for people with a learning disability at Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust. Read about the findings of the investigation here:

Format	What the information is
	Sutton and Merton Full Report
	Sutton and Merton Summary
	Sutton and Merton Easyread Summary
	Sutton and Merton Final Press Release

Lesley Barcham from Bild put this chart and presentation together to help people think about the workforce issues that need to be thought about following on from the Health Care Commissions recent report on what happened in Sutton and Merton. The chart is a helpful checklist of workforce issues. 

Format	What the information is
	Sutton and Merton Investigation
	Sutton and Merton Summary of Issues

The Department of Health has already committed to undertake a review of learning disability training - with a focus on the NHS - to see what lessons are to be learnt from the Healthcare commission report.