About Learning Disability Health Improvement Programme
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- What work is Learning Disability Improvement Cymru doing?
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The Learning Disability Improving Lives Programme is a Welsh Government transformation programme hosted by Improvement Cymru. The programme has identified five priority areas to address inequalities and improve the lives of people with a learning disability in Wales.
Our team supports the delivery of the health objectives within the programme. We have four interconnected work streams:
- Physical Health
- Health Equality Framework (HEF)
- Children and Young People
- Specialist Services
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- What forums and meetings do we attend?
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- Learning Disability Ministerial Advisory Group (LDMAG)
- National Serious Untoward Incident Steering Group
- National Mental Health & Learning Disabilities Core Dataset Project Board
- National Mortality Steering Group
- Learning Disability Consortium
- All Wales Learning Disability Nurse Group
- National Implementation Group for Improving Lives Health Outcomes
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- What are the next steps?
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The team are currently working on the following:
- Publishing a refreshed Once for Wales Health Profile with adjustment for Lifespan, continue with its promotion as a patient safety tool
- Finalising the Delivering Health care resource and explore opportunities for diversifying use of Health Checks
- Ongoing support and communication in respects to Health Equality Framework (HEF) as a data collection during COVID19.
- Progressing the development of the Children & Young People’s HEF
- Supporting the planning and delivery of the broad vaccination campaign for people with Learning disabilities
- Development and launch a support pack for families in respect Positive Behavioural Support
- Accessible and bilingual Self-Care resources that have been evidence based as relevant during COVID19
- Supporting data collection in respects to Restrictive Practice across Wales.
- Supporting national public health messaging in respects to COVID19 is produced in accessible format.
- Finalising and launch the Learning Disability Educational Framework for Healthcare Staff in Wales.
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- Who do I contact for more information?
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- To find out more about the programme please contact Dr Rachel Ann Jones, National Learning Disability Programme Lead rachelann.jones@wales.nhs.uk
