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Autism Self Assessment Framework, Preliminary report

Preliminary findings from the Autism Self-Assessment for 2010/2011

Improving the Health and Wellbeing of People with Learning Disabilities: An Evidence Based Commissioning Guide for Emerging Clinical Commissioning Groups (draft)

This draft guidance has been written jointly with Dr Matt Hoghton and the Royal College of General Practitioners with input from the Joint Commissioning Panel for Mental Health and it's Director of Delivery, Kieron Murphy. following an initial consultation, the document is being tested by the pathfinder Clinical Commissioning Groups working with IHaL for six months. We will re-draft the document in April.

Health Inequalities and People with Learning Disabilities in the UK:2011. Implications and actions for commissioners and providers of social care. Evidence into practice report no.4

Based on the Health Inequalities and People with Learning Disabilities in the UK: 2011 report, this evidence into practice report sets out the determinants of health inequalities, and asks what they mean for social care including social care commissioners, care managers/social workers, providers and support workers.

Health inequalities and people with learning disabilities in the UK. Some things that people who buy social care services (commissioners) and provide social care services should do. Easy read

This report is about some things that social care staff can do to help people have better health.

Health Inequalities and People with Learning Disabilities in the UK 2011. Implications and actions for commissioners. Evidence into practice report no. 1 (revised)

Updated guidance for commissioners following the publication of Health Inequalities and People with Learning Disabilities in the UK 2011

Health Inequalities & People with Learning Disabilities in the UK: 2011

This annual report summarises what is known about the nature, extent and determinants of health inequalities experienced by people by with learning disabilities in the UK. The report includes a section focusing on health inequalities experienced by children and young people with learning disabilities and includes new information extracted from two major UK surveys.

Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities: An Audit Tool - Indicators of Success

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Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities: An Audit Tool (Easy Read Version)

Most GPs provide health checks each year for adults with learning disabilities. This 'audit tool' helps people with learning disabilities and their carers to find out how well health checks are going in your area.

Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities: An Audit Tool

This audit tool is designed to be used locally to help people evaluate the quality of current practice with regard to providing annual health checks for adults with learning disabilities, and to identify ways in which current practice could be improved. An easy read version is also available.

Health Checks For People With Learning Disabilities 2010-11

Nearly half of all adults with learning disabilities had an annual health check with their GP last year according to new figures collected by the Department of Health and published today by the Improving Health and Lives Learning Disabilities Observatory.

Variations in numbers of school-age children with learning disability

Methods for estimating numbers and rates of children aged 7 to 15 with special educational needs comprising moderate, severe or profound 'learning difficulties' or autistic spectrum disorders.

Prevalence of Visual Impairments Among People with Learning Disabilities

The report, commissioned by RNIB and SeeAbility, contains estimates of the prevalence of visual impairments among children and adults with learning disabilities in the UK.

NHS data gaps for learning disabilities

Report about what the data collected by the NHS cannot tell us about whether the health and healthcare of people with learning disabilities as as good as it should be.

Reasonable Adjustments for People with Learning Disabilities - Easy Read

Easy read version of the guidance for commissioners and providers

Reasonable Adjustments for People with Learning Disabilities: Implications and Actions for Commissioners and Providers of Health Care

Guidance for commissioners and providers on implementing reasonable adjustments in health care.