Health
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3 - Support. Getting the help you need
News!
Last year Medway held one major Big Health Check event but this year we are running 3 ‘Getting Ready’ meetings prior to the Big Health Check in October.
The 3 ‘Getting Ready’ events are as follows:-
Feedback from these events will inform the Big Health Check Meeting on Thursday 21 October 2010 during which we will be able to agree on the Medway Health Assessment submission for 2010 and the actions which will need to taken to meet the health targets and requirments in Valuing People Now.
Click here to see some information on 'What is a Health Assessment Framework?'
We found this website. It has lots of information about health care and healthy lives.
The Government wants people with learning disabilities to have health checks.
Click here to find out about training for Medway GP's
The Government wants to know if people with a learning disability are getting good health care.
Click here to see a report about what they found out.
NEWS! Annual Health Checks click here to find out about a new service
Click here to see a new easy health website
Click here to see a guide for people with learning disabilities
It is called 'Keep Warm Keep Well'
It has advice on…
Getting financial help
Saving energy and money
Staying well and healthy
1 - You and Your Health
We know that if you have a learning disability it’s harder for you to get the help and support you need. So we’ve found a way to write down everything about your health and the care you need. It’s called a Medway Person Held Health Record.
All the people that help look after you can find out everything they need to know about you – and you can wite about yourself as well!
Click here to see the new Choosing Health Bid
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2 - Health Action Planning
Updated January 2008
Click here to see the Medway Person Held Health Record
Click here to see a Hospital Assessment for people with learning disabilities
Click here to see the Health Framework Review from January 2007
Click here to see the Health Action Planning training evaluation
Click here to see a presentation about Health Action Planning
Click here to see an 'easy read' questionaire about Health
Click here to see an 'easy read' document about Health Action Planning
Click here to see an 'easy read' document about Safeguarding Adults with Learning Disabilities
Lots of people are working together to make sure that vulnerable adults in Medway are not abused.
These include:
- Social Services
- Health Services
- Police
- Voluntary Organisations
- Independent Organisations
Click here to see a report about what happens in Medway to protect adults from being abused
Click here to see a report about abuse that happened in Cornwall and Sutton.
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3 - Support. Getting the Help You Need
There are many kinds of learning disability so everyone is different – some people need more help and support than others. Lots of people are there to help if you have a learning disability. One of the most important things the Valuing Medway People Partnership Board does is to get them all to work together so that you get the help you need.
The Partnership Board is working to make sure that people with learning disabilities have good care.
The Government has said that people with learning disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups in society, and should have their life chances improved by having access to care that is:
- designed around their individual needs
- fast and easy to use
- always of a high standard
- provided with additional support where necessary
The Partnership Board aims to help people have good health by:
- Agreeing a Health Action Plan for Medway. The Plan aims to prevent health care problems and improve choices.
- Recruiting a Learning Disability Nurse
- Training people to be Health Facilitators, so that the needs of people with learning disabilities are understood
- Having regular meetings with health staff at Medway Hospital
Arranging your Care
Medway Council may be able to arrange social care for you. You should talk to your Care Manager If you are already receiving care and your needs have changed, or you have a problem.
If you are contacting the Council for the first time about your care you should telephone the Access and Information Team. Their telephone number is 01634 334466.
Click on the links below for more information about the care services provided by the Council and the NHS
More information
- Learning disability
- Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. Not everyone who has autism or Asperger’s Syndrome have a learning disability.
- People with High Support Needs
Click here to see a new Alert Card made by The Kent Autistic Trust
- Here is the front of the card
- Here is the back of the card
- Click here to read information about the card
You and Your Health
Find out how you can write down information about your health so that people can help you.
Advocacy
An Advocate can help you....
- Be heard
- Speak up for yourself
- Get the information you need to make choices
- Communicate with professionals
- To complain
- Get listened to if you find it hard to get your views across
Advocacy Partners Speaking Up promotes the rights, voices and choices of people with learning disabilities in Medway.
It provides independent advocacy to enable people to have control over their lives, make decisions, be treated firarly and participate fully in community life.
Contact: Advocacy Partners Speaking Up Contact Us
020 3355 7141
Transitions
The word “transition” means changing from one part of our lives to another. This could be changing from being a child to being an adult or moving on from school and planning what to do with our lives.
There are lots of ways to get help with this. View the Transitions document.
Contact us for a booklet about Transition.
Making it happen!
Meeting notes
Useful reading