Tag Archives: Learning Disability (LD) Transforming Care Programme

More Transparency Enforced in NHS Hospital Trusts (BBC News / CQC)

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC)’s final report on how NHS trusts review and investigate unexpected mortality in hospital patients in England concludes that a culture of learning from avoidable patient deaths has not been given sufficient priority, either nationally … Continue reading →

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Education and Training Framework: Learning Disabilities Core Skills (HEE / Skills for Health / Skills for Care / NHS England)

Posted on August 15, 2016 by

Summary Health Education England, Skills for Health and Skills for Care have produced a comprehensive resource, designed to support the education, training and workforce development needs of persons working with people who have learning disabilities. “This Framework was commissioned and … Continue reading →

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Care Quality Commission Review of How NHS Trusts Investigate Unexpected Deaths (CQC / BBC News)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by

Summary The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is planning a thorough investigation into how well NHS Trusts investigate unexpected deaths and whether they then learn from these investigations. This review follows the Mazars Report, commissioned by NHS England, which investigated the … Continue reading →

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Quality Checkers: Efforts to Reduce Learning Disabilities-Related Barriers to Accessing NHS Services (NHS England)

Posted on May 13, 2016 by

Summary The NHS Quality Checkers Programme will involve people with learning disabilities helping to inspect their local NHS services and offer advice on how these can be re-designed to better meet their needs (and the needs of other patients). Tools … Continue reading →

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Commissioning of Services for People With Learning Disabilities: Latest “Challenge Ahead” Report (BBC News / ACEVO / NHS England / HEE)

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

Summary Sir Stephen Bubb, author of the “Winterbourne View: Time for Change” (2014) report, has recommended that the role of a Learning Disabilities Commissioner is required to promote and protect the rights of people with learning disabilities in England. Full … Continue reading →

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NHS England Publishes Official Mazars Report into Southern Health NHSFT (BBC News / Mazars / NHS England / NHS Improvement / CQC)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by

Summary NHS England has released the independent report by Mazars (an early copy of which was leaked a week before) concerning the deaths of people with learning disabilities or mental health problems at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust. “The report … Continue reading →

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Concerning the Handling of Health Inequalities and Premature Mortality in Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Patients: An Isolated Institution or Indications of a Broader Culture? (BBC News / Mazars / NHS England)

Posted on December 9, 2015 by

Summary If experience at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is anything to go by, there is plenty of scope for progress. According to a report by Mazars, and commissioned by NHS England, examining deaths at this trust in particular, the … Continue reading →

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