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The Learning Disability and Mental Health Self Assessment
Framework
Jackie Stewart
Directorate Manager, Learning Disability Services
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
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We had a checklist of things that Pennine Care must do.
We already knew that mental health services and learning disability services needed to work together better.
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One of the people mentioned in the MENCAP report
“Death by Indifference” had lived in Bury.
The Board of Pennine Care wanted to make sure that services were getting better.
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1. Accessible information – making information about your stay in hospital easier for you to understand
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2. Reasonable Adjustments – when hospital staff know your needs and try to meet them
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3. Service users involved in developing services – having your say at every stage
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4. Hospital staff understand the Mental Capacity Act – the law about your rights, choices and decisions
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5. There is a named person who has a good understanding of your needs and can help ward staff to help you.
That person is the “Learning Disability Champion”
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6. Safe and effective care – checking that things are right, and finding out why things go wrong
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7. Making sure that you get a high standard of…
…physical care…
…and emotional support
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What did we find out from the checklist?
We need to…
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We are making improvements!
We present Learning Disability Awareness Training to hospital staff.
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We have started using the “Traffic Light Assessment”.
This contains important information and advice about each patient with a learning disability going into hospital.
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We make and use accessible information.
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We have a Learning Disability webpage.
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There is a “Learning Disability Champion” at each hospital.
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Mental health services and learning disability services have agreed how we will work better together.