* When Fred, a learning disability, in his new life with the help of the house it moved two years ago was in a very bad health. The employ...
* When Fred, a learning disability, in his new life with the help of the house it moved two years ago was in a very bad health.
The employees of your company carefully before had the north their cigarettes and coffee breaks are connected in your daily routine, for fear that their challenge habits would distress him. Fred was fit and had cataracts and poor oral hygiene meant that he had lost most of his teeth and continue to get dental infections.
new support provider Fred, North Thera organized type of health checks, dental appointments, and eye exams, the support for those who are routine. Fred left a month after their full social Zeitung move into the house of Thera north, directs the bad habits. His vision improved dramatically after two cataract surgeries and dental infections over the teeth. Now he is more active and walk every day for miles.
More people with learning disabilities should enjoy the healthier lifestyle that Fred has enjoyed. The health of people with learning disabilities is worse than that of the general population with common health problems, including respiratory diseases, heart disease and obesity. A report in 2012 by Mencap, Death by indifference, said the deaths of 74 people with a learning disability for over 10 years in NHS care. He suggested that many physicians no adequate health care for people with learning disabilities.
These concerns are in the results of the investigation confidential premature deaths of people with learning difficulties resist. It was found that on average, men with learning disabilities 13 years die earlier and women 20 years for the general population. Almost half of the deaths were considered to be premature.
England NHS work to improve the health of people with learning disabilities involves the uptake of routine health checks to increase. There is also another system to ensure a closer partnership between health and care through self-evaluation frameworks that show how local services work together in sectors to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities. In addition, NHS England has in the past year to control the first national program - and ultimately reduce - premature for people with learning disabilities death.
Further developments in this area are the Ministry of Health Health Start Skills, Health Education England and attention skills to improve the ability of health workers to help people to learn with disabilities.
However, as the health sector, the commissioners and social care providers have an important role in helping people to play, and health care to reach a healthy life. A recent debate VODG for example identifies the need for closer cooperation between the health organizations and the voluntary sector to support people to assist with learning difficulties.
A current project is the revival of a letter to the health of the social service for adults and staff. The letter, a practical resource, designed to improve the welfare of people with learning difficulties; Organizations and employees describe what it is to improve the health of people who do.
Development began in 2012, as the team did a joint implementation in Sheffield with learning difficulties the Centre to fight for public health to local health inequalities. Sheffield walked to explore for providers a day what would happen to help people stay healthy. The letter, which was originally published in 2014, was inspired by the Mencap campaign for equal health care, how to do it right.
Over 100 organizations signed the letter of VODG, supported by the National Development Team for Inclusion (ref) and promoted through joint strategic relationship grants with the National Care Forum (ref) is held. The complaint is about issues such as how to ensure that all employees understand listening to the principles of the laws of mental ability and how, respect and include carers and apply. There is a guide on how to ensure the training of staff on health and promote wellness and how access to screening. An accompanying self-assessment tool helps organizations to measure progress and to develop an action plan to improve.
A recent overview of how the health graph presents works in practice the results and recommendations of the 20 organizations that have the management support during the last two years before health inequalities for key personnel problems to fight, use learning.
The latest report shows how the support for the menu offers a clear commitment to tackle health inequalities to combat, and sends an important message to the commissioners. The letter was also assist in regulatory compliance, used while organizations that have integrated into their strategies to drive improvements in services.
Some local authorities, including Durham to supply North Thera commissioning Fred, received a letter of health events that help create local partnerships. For example, County Durham Tees and Esk and Wear Valley NHS Trust an event organized to promote the card. This underlines the importance of an integrated approach and focus on health consequences for the local population to enhance the collective responsibility of commissioners and providers with learning approach.
Durham County Council was a clear call to action, the providers ask to familiarize yourself with the laws and to identify priorities for service improvement. Now use many local providers a wide range of care and support services provides health Charter against inequality to combat.
After writing the Fred caregivers have a strong relationship with the multidisciplinary team and local physicians. With a style and support healthier life joined Fred fewer cases of challenging behavior and especially dropped support for their well-being and independence grew.
As a professional service on the Board of Health in the recent report, said, "research has shown time and again how people are treated unfairly with learning disabilities and I think it [the letter] makes it more precise."
* Fred is not his real name.
