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Connecting partnerships: a framework for supporting leadership, effective management and service innovations across health and social care partnerships

A framework is provided for the Joint Improvement Team (JIT) Connecting Partnership Programme. The (JIT) was established in 2005 to work directly with health and social care partnerships to accelerate the pace of improvements to ensure better outcomes for service users and carers. The JIT is sponsored by the Scottish Executive, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA), and NHS Scotland and aims to help partnerships work towards both national and local improvement targets.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:10

Government response to the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities

The Department of Health (DH) established and funded the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities from April 2010 to March 2013 in response to a recommendation in 'Healthcare for all, report of the Independent Inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities' (July 2008). The findings show that people with learning disabilities continue to have poor experience and outcomes compared to people without learning disabilities.

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Caring for our future: reforming care and support: easy read version of the Government’s White Paper on care and support

Easy read version of the Government White Paper which sets out their vision for a reformed care and support system in England. The White Paper aims to ensure people are kept more independent; have choice and control over their own care and support; can live their lives the way they want and can keep their human rights. Using bullet points this easy read version describes what is meant by care and support; looks at paying for care and support; the problems with care and support at the moment; and how care and support can be made better.

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National health and wellbeing outcomes: a framework for improving the planning and delivery of integrated health and social care services

Guidance framework on the national health and wellbeing outcomes which apply to integrated health and social care. The framework is designed to inform how services are planned across the whole pathway of care, to ensure a focus on individuals, and also the practice changes within integrated multidisciplinary teams, that will make a difference to the care people receive.

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Direct payments: legislation and guidance for boards and trusts

This Guidance has been prepared by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in order to assist in understanding the Carer’s and Direct payments Act 2002 and the policy behind it. The Act places new responsibilities on “an authority”. This term is defined in the Act as meaning either an HSS Board or an HSS Trust, though in practice it will mean an HSS Trust in virtually all cases. This guidance, therefore, refers throughout to assessments and services being provided by HSS Trusts. The Act was introduced into the N.I.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:10

The autism strategy (2013-2020) and action plan (2013-2016)

This Strategy (2013 – 2020) and Action Plan (2013 – 2016) sets out the Northern Ireland Executive’s commitment to improving services and support for people with autism in Northern Ireland. It has been prepared as a result of the Autism Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, which required the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) to lead on the development and implementation of a cross departmental Autism Strategy.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:10

Family matters: counting families in

In line with the Carers and Disabled Children Act (2000), the DH has commissioned a series of projects to help in developing a comprehensive learning disability strategy. This report presents findings of a study undertaken by the Family Carers sub-group in 2000, involving a literature review and consultations with family carers in England, aimed at highlighting the experiences and perspectives of family carers, especially carers of adults with learning disability.

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Well-being statement for people who need care and support and carers who need support

Everyone is entitled to well-being and everyone has a responsibility for their own well-being, but some people need extra help to achieve this. To define what well-being means to the individual, and understand whether this is being achieved, the Welsh Government has published a well-being statement. The statement describes aspects of well-being that relate to all areas of an individual’s life in respect of needing care and support, and also carers who need support. It will be used to build a common understanding of well-being across all agencies in Wales.

Thu, 07/20/2017 - 15:10

Rights, relationships and recovery: the national review of mental health nursing in Scotland: annual report of progress prepared by the National Implementation Group for the Chief Nursing Officer

The aim of Rights, Relationships and Recovery is to enhance and develop mental health nursing in Scotland and produce continual improvements in the experiences and outcomes of care of service users, their families and carers. Progress against the Delivery Action Plan is to be measured twice yearly from returns submitted by the various stakeholders. This report is based on the information received from the stakeholders after the first six months of activity. It is the first of a series of annual reports that will summarise the position each year until 2010.

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A practitioner's guide to carers' assessments under the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000

A carers' assessment under the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 is carried out at the request of the carer in order: to determine whether the carer is eligible for support; to determine the support needs of the carer (ie what will help the carer in their caring role; and help them to maintain their own health and well -being).

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