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About Learning Disability Health Improvement Programme

08/01/2024
What work is Learning Disability Improvement Cymru doing?

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?
  • 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?

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?

To find out more about the programme please contact Dr Rachel Ann Jones, National Learning Disability Programme Lead rachelann.jones@wales.nhs.uk

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Get in touch. For contact details of our programme leads, see our Meet the Team page.

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