A new £1m project to improve the care of people with learning disabilities is being led by v-connect, a video communication service.
The project, BOLD-TC (Better Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities – Transforming Care), will collaborate with care providers and their clients to explore how multi-way video calling, remote video and other services through mobile devices, together with remote monitoring of vital signs can help people with learning disabilities remain in their community, increasing their independence and improving their health and wellbeing.
[LD service user involvement in development of new residential facility] We've taken involvement to a whole new level; by enabling service users and their families to help decide who will be hired to care for them.
GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS have said that too many young people with learning disabilities are poorly prepared for adult life. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details for full text. SSOTP - request a copy of the article from the library http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
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Younger people with intellectual disability experience much poorer health and an increased risk of a mental health condition during transition to adulthood than those in the general population. This underscores their need for comprehensive healthcare and proactive mental illness detection and treatment during transition.
Longitudinal studies of health-related outcomes are needed for younger people with intellectual disabilities. Future research could explore the impact of preventative strategies such as targeted mental health initiatives on the emergence of mental health conditions in younger people with intellectual disability during transition.
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Implications for practice and research:
> Younger people with intellectual disability experience much poorer health and an increased risk of a mental health condition during transition to adulthood than those in the general population. This underscores their need for comprehensive healthcare and proactive mental illness detection and treatment during transition.
> Longitudinal studies of health-related outcomes are needed for younger people with intellectual disabilities. Future research could explore the impact of preventative strategies such as targeted mental health initiatives on the emergence of mental health conditions in younger people with intellectual disability during transition.
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Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s (CFT) Transport Team has commissioned Sunshine Mobile Valeting, part of the Brandon Trust, to help people with a learning disability gain access to paid employment.
Women with a learning disability who experience domestic abuse receive intervention from both social services and the police. Responses from these services have increasingly become focused on notions of risk. This article uses governmentality theory to examine how risk is understood and managed by both services through a focus on policy and practice.
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To investigate the feasibility of a full-scale randomised controlled trial of a picture booklet to improve quality of life for people with epilepsy and learning disabilities. Open Access Article
ACCESS TO sex education and information about contraception must improve if women with learning disabilities are to make informed decisions about pregnancy and parenting, a report concludes. 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
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Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, University of Southampton, discusses a new initiative for additional training for health professionals in England. An open consultation is inviting nurses and others to comment on the proposals. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
People with Down syndrome (DS) usually display reduced physical fitness (aerobic capacity, muscle strength and abnormal body composition), motor proficiency impairments (balance and postural control) and physical functional limitations. Exergames can be an appealing alternative to enhance exercise engagement and compliance, whilst improving physical fitness and motor function. This study aims to analyse the effects of a Wii-based exercise program on physical fitness, functional mobility and motor proficiency of adults with DS. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
The use of restraint has been a popular topic in the care sector in recent years, with restrictive practice increasingly seen as unacceptable unless in extreme cases to prevent harm. The Government’s policy Positive and Proactive Care came into place in 2014, after the Winterbourne View abuse scandal. But even to date many organisations fall behind the standards outlined in this document.
As a nurse on the ground it can be easy to feel powerless in the face of huge, systemic issues in healthcare. Perhaps nowhere is this more acute than the field of learning disability nursing... To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
This paper aims to examine the prevalence and reasons for delayed discharge from two regional assessment and treatment units (ATUs) for people with learning disabilities, in line with the transforming care agenda. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.
The Care Quality Commission’s Chief Executive, Ian Trenholm and Dr Paul Lelliott, Deputy Chief Inspector (Mental Health) will give evidence to the UK Parliament Human Rights Committee in early June.
Elevated stress is common among parents of children with disabilities. The parents’ perspective and evaluation of services have a significant impact on their well-being and adaptation to their child's disability and is a source of information for service improvements. This study explores parental perceptions of communication and collaboration between parents and health and education staff in the context of an imminent reconfiguration of disability services. Please contact the library to request a copy of this article - http://bit.ly/1Xyazai
One in five adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) known to services display challenging behaviours (CBs), and these individuals are at risk for restrictive practices and poor care. Staff attitudes may contribute to the development and/or maintenance of CBs. We investigated the effectiveness of co‐produced Who's Challenging Who? training delivered by people with ID to staff.. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details. SSOTP (legacy account) - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.
Individuals with Williams Syndrome (WS) are known to have particular difficulties when performing visuo-spatial tasks, which could be related to their difficulties in using a specific reference system to determine spatial relations.
The aim of the present study was to assess the internal representation of the body's sagittal plane, which is an important benchmark for an egocentric frame of reference. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you are requesting.