Conclusions Women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are slightly more likely to have labour inductions and caesarean sections than women without intellectual and developmental disabilities. The elevated occurrence of these interventions is not fully explained by their pre-pregnancy health conditions or pregnancy complications. Non-medical issues should be evaluated for their influence on the timing of labour and delivery in this population. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens
This study finds that the proportion of people being hospitalised per year is statistically, but only slightly, different among adult people with ID and the GP. The results must be interpreted in light of the organisation of the health care system in Norway. Login using your SSSFT NHS Athens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library http://www.sssft.nhs.uk/library
This week we held a breakthrough Learning Disabilities Conference - Using primary care data to plan better services for people with learning disabilities - where we launched the first round of a new set of national and local information data from GPs about the health of people with learning disabilities and the care they get. The conference was a great success, generating lots of discussion among stakeholders on the new indicators and the light they shed on why this group suffer a 20 year deficit in life expectancy. The indicators should help to improve adjustments to health care and health promotion for people with learning disabilities and point to ways of reducing health inequalities for them. They are expected to play an important part in the revamped annual learning disabilities self-assessment process. There will be further publications to come from this data.
The programme and the slides from the day can be downloaded here
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The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has launched a survey that aims to map the current hate crime initiatives around the UK. There are lots of different schemes and projects happening out there - for example, disability awareness training in schools; third party reporting sites; safe places schemes; helping people to have a circle of support and developing training to educate people with learning disabilities.
A new national plan launched by NHS England today vows to support people with learning disabilities to lead more independent lives and have greater say about the support they receive.
Under the plan, people with learning disabilities and/or autism will be given a greater say in the support they receive and the number of hospital beds for them will be halved.
Little is known about the role of behavioural executive functioning (EF) skills and level of intelligence (IQ) on math abilities in children with mild to borderline intellectual disabilities. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
People with severe or profound intellectual and motor disabilities (SPIMD) experience numerous serious physical health problems and comorbidities. Knowledge regarding the prevalence of these problems is needed in order to detect and treat them at an early stage. Data concerning these problems in individuals with SPIMD are limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of reported physical health problems in adults with SPIMD through a review of medical records and care plans. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
Beyond Words are a publishing company that has been creating books with and for people with learning disabilities for over 25 years. They specialise in picture-based communication.
Two hundred patients from Humber NHS Foundation Trust’s Learning Disability service will be taking part in the trial of the ‘My Health Guide’ app, designed and developed by UK software firm Maldaba Ltd and inspired by the heartwarming story of “Matthew’s Book”.
“Matthew’s Book” is an iPad-based, multi-media guide that accompanies Hull-based Matthew Prosser wherever he goes. Matthew has profound and complex needs and his book allows carers and healthcare professionals to understand essential aspects of his care and what good practice means for him.
The app, commissioned and funded by NHS England and SBRI Healthcare, enables users to capture video, audio, images and text in a single, user-friendly format and share selected information with carers, guardians and health professionals.