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Making sure people who work in NHS trusts have the training they need to support people with learning disabilities...
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Hosting women who have experienced trauma
The aim of this research is to look at the potential benefits of a hosting arrangement for this group of women, compared to common alternatives used, or the absence of provision.
A review of the current evidence on the effectiveness of learning disability training programmes for NHS Trust staff
Making sure health professionals have the training they need to support people with learning disabilities is a project commissioned by the South Regional Health Education England Intellectual Disabilities programme.
Annual Health Check Resources & Guides
This range of resources have been developed to support the implementation of health checks for people with learning disabilities.
Community is Richer When Everyone is Counted In
NDTi’s Associate, Peter Bates, outlines the factors that he believes are contributing to ‘the fog of confusion and lack of positive change' around out of area placements.
People from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds placed out of area
Hári Sewell is founder and Director of HS Consultancy and a former executive director of health and social care in the NHS. Hári questions how much is known about the experience of out of area placements of black or other racialised people.
And they call me bonkers
Isaac Samuels, the Deputy Chair of the National Co-production Advisory Group, shares his personal story of an out of area placement.
Working Together to Put the Needs of People and Families First
Mark Trewin, from the Department of Health & Social Care, welcomes NDTi’s Close to Home paper for highlighting the need for the whole mental health system to work together to improve access to supportive community services.
Avoiding Out-of-Area Placements Should be the Rule, Not the Exception
David Brindle, the Guardian’s public services editor and NDTi’s ambassador and former chair, reflects on his 2010 story about ‘out of area treatments’ in light of the Close to Home review.
Close to Home: review and recommendations for reducing out of area placements
Drawing on our own work at NDTi and a rapid review of recent literature, our Close to Home paper aims to enable providers and commissioners to reduce out of area placements for adults with mental health problems and, where they are in place, to ensure they are used to best effect.