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Non commercial site: Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) report following the inspection at Herefordshire Council
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The Commission for Social Care Inspection will be visiting Herefordshire's Social Care Services between 22nd January - 2nd February 2007. The Inspection Team have produced a leaflet about the team and how to contact them. Please click on the link above.
Inspection of Learning Disability Services
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Learning Disabilities
Integrated Learning Disabilities
Herefordshire Council and Herefordshire Primary Care Trust service have an integrated service for adults with a learning disability. This means that health and social care work together as one unit to provide services. The team includes social workers, community nurses, occupational therapists and clinical psychologists amongst others.
We can provide a range of services to people with learning disabilities and give support to carers. This could include providing supported living, planning for the future, or arranging short breaks to give everyone a rest.
To find out more about our services, click on the PDF link below in the Resources Box to read and download our leaflet. Or you can get a copy from one of our offices. You can also contact the team on (01432) 373200.
Valuing People
In 2001, the Government published its White Paper on Learning Disability Services called 'Valuing People'. It says that people with learning disabilities should have all the opportunities and services that society has, just like any other citizen. This means big changes for years to come involving many different agencies.
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There is a link in the Resources Box below to Valuing People and a link in the External Links Box for an easy to read version.
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All the news about Valuing People across the country and in the West Midlands is on the Valuing People Support Team website, which can be accessed through the External Links box below.
The Learning Disabilities Partnership Board
Every area in the country has set up a Partnership Board for 'Valuing People'. The Board's role is to make sure that the right changes happen to make Valuing People and the NHS Plan work in Herefordshire. Many different agencies, service users and family carers participate.
- There is a link in the Resources Box below to a list of all the members of the Herefordshire Board. If you want to know more about the Board, please contact Mike Metcalf on mike.metcalf@herefordpct.nhs.uk
- The Partnership Board has its own website with lots of news and information about learning disabilities in Herefordshire. Please click on the link below in the External Links Box to see the website.
Partnership Board Strategy 2005
Local authorities have written plans for implementing Valuing People locally, and for meeting targets. In 2005, the Partnership Board wrote a Strategy to bring the plans up to date. It showed what the Board thought were the most important services for Herefordshire and what changes it could make in the following year.
The Board then produced an Annual Report in 2006 to show people how many targets had been met. New targets were then set in a document titled Partnership Board Plan No. 2 August 2006.
Please click on the links in the Resources Box for a copy of the full 2005 Strategy or a copy of the Easy to Read version. There are also links to the Annual Report and the Plan No. 2.
News and Views
The Partnership Board have set up a monthly newsletter about learning disabilities issues in Herefordshire. There is an Editorial Board, mainly of local people with learning disabilities. If you would like a hard copy of the newsletter, please write to maggie.h26@ukonline.co.uk
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Regional site: West Midlands Learning Disability Partnership Boards website
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Government site: Valuing People is the government's plan for making the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families better
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Government site: Direct link to an easy to read version of the Valuing People white paper
The government white paper on learning disability services
Valuing People: A White Paper
Learning Disability Partnership Board Members November 2006
Learning Disability Partnership Board Strategy September 2005
Herefordshire Partnership Board Strategy - East to Read Version
Learning Disability Partnership Board Annual Report 2006
Learning Disability Partnership Board Plan Number 2
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