Individuals with learning disabilities used to be separated from society in institutions, long-stay hospitals and workhouses to be cared for, their independence was taken away and decisions were made for them by their care provider, which is now recognised as depriving their liberty. Care providers are now led by legislation, codes of conduct, policies and procedures to protect their liberty, human rights and provide equality and individualised person centred care. By looking at past ways of working, care providers are able to identify what was wrong in the service provision and identify ways of improvement to meet modern standards of care. This has helped to change the attitudes and beliefs within society, improving the individuals experiences
It is therefore fair to say that adults with learning disabilities health and social wellbeing is severely compromised when they come in contact with the justice system with little seeming to work properly, leaving these vulnerable individuals open to all sorts of abuse.
The importance individual service user has the right to know what support is available to them, we support them to help to find out what they are entitled to dependant on there support and learning disabilities. Many local authorities have changed services from residential care to supported housing for people with learning disabilities. Without doing financial planning for a service user they might not be able to manage to live in the own homes.
In looking at this model I have found that many people have views that based on discrimination and prejudice they are embedded in today’s society, the attitudes and the surrounding environment often focuses on what a person lacks in terms of disability and focuses on condition or illness or a person’s lack of ability. To combat this prejudice within making space we use person centred care planning it is my responsibility to promote the use of this and to ensure that the support workers who deliver it are fully trained to do so. It is also
Of course there will be important conflicts of interest between service users and their carers which will need to be faced up to at an individual level. But services should not be provided by exploiting the personal commitment and dedication of carers. Families who care for individuals whose behaviour presents challenges are subject to considerable and continual stress, both physical and psychological. Although staffs is not permanently on duty as family carers can be, they are still subject to the same stresses when supporting people whose behaviour challenges. This is true even in settings which aim to do no more than contain people. Similar concerns apply to staff as to carers. The higher aspirations often found in progressive services impose extra strain on staff and here too it is important to balance the demands of working constructively with people who can be very difficult, day in and day out, with the needs of individual staff for emotional and practical respite and ongoing support. Demographic changes and rising expectations will
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Valuing People (Department of Health 2001) it was introduced by the labour government who were keen to promote independent living. This white paper on learning disabilities was for the first in England in 30 years. It made direct payments available to more people with a learning disability and was the first paper where we officially come across the term ‘Person Centred Planning’. It stresses the importance of Personal Centred Planning in helping people with learning difficulties take charge of their own lives. This paper has been ‘refreshed’ in 2009 titling it Value People Now and is a new three year strategy for people with learning disabilities, and will lead to better lives for people.
This assignment will reflect on and critically analyse my personal and professional development in the domain of care management over the last three years. It will additionally outline how I plan to continue to develop in this domain once I have qualified as a registered nurse. My development so far will be analysed from the perspective of the skills, knowledge and values required of a registered nurse. Through this reflection I hope to confirm that my practice meets the standards for entry onto the nursing register as outlined by the nursing and midwifery council ((NMC) 2008).
There are a number of barriers to effective communication in health and social care. One of these is the environment. If the environment gets in the way of effective communication, then the receiver may not understand the message that is being given to them.
Prior to the Community Care Act 1990 adults and children with learning disabilities were cared for in large institutions where their basic needs were met but there
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In order to understand whether this service improvement would become successful in identifying patients who need sexual health advice it would need to be implemented into a local setting, to see the impact of applying this to practise. If it was successful, it could then be expanded into other hospitals, and then nationally. This would mean that finances could be implemented safely and sensibly at first, as opposed to going nationally straight away, and the improvement failing, leading to a waste of money, resources and staff time (NHS Improvement, 2012).
Many of people outside disability care doesn’t know the importance of giving the exact care and support to people having a special needs, looking 20 years back the specialty of services to disability wasn’t lay out thorough and mindful to their rights and needs, including the access to services for recreational and vocational needs. Focus was more on physical care. Diversional Therapy as we now knows it wasn’t in existence to those men, women and children that time.
Basis for the nursing care planning process The nurse care planning process is based on the scientific method of problem-solving, which involves:
This assignment will be a discussion and analysis of handover in aspects of nursing care. It will identify principles of best practice in relation to handover and explore organisational and managerial factors. My personal experiences of handover will also be reflected upon.Then it will concluded the main issues that were raised from the essay. Handover is an important aspect in nursing because it is a form of communication between nurses who are caring for patients on one shift to the next. This promotes continuity of care and is vital for patient safety, by all staff being aware of events and preventing mistakes. It is a time to discuss information and to plan care. Currie and Watterson
Improving health care services include the increase use of these services and promote use of evidence-based care to manage chronic diseases. “Access to evidence-based preventive services enables you to prevent illness by detecting warning signs or symptoms before disease develop. Detect the disease in an early stage so that treatment and cure are more likely” (Healthy 2020, 2016). In addition to primary care and preventive services, EMS is a crucial link in the chain of care. EMS contributes to primary prevention by providing immunization and other preventive care in association with treatment for acute health problems (Healthy 2020,