Learning Disability Project
This project works with BME adults with learning and physical disabilities. It offers help, information, guidance and direct support to individuals and their families. The purpose of the project is to ensure there increased opportunities for BME community members who have disabilities and their family careers to have access to service and to plan support services that are designed around their individual needs and circumstances. The two project workers, Nahida and Kamal, are working with over 120 individuals and their families dealing with issues ranging from health care, social care and welfare benefits.
The project offers a specialist service that takes account of the background, first language, religion, and culture of the service user. In particular the project adopts a person centred approach to planning. This means that the person with a learning or physical disability is helped to plan the type of services and support they need to be more independent and access their community. The planning of services should meet the needs which are identified during the assessment. Sometimes plans need to be changed as needs change.
What is a Learning Disability?
A Learning Disability is a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information, learn new skills (impaired intelligence), with a reduced ability to cope independently, which started before adulthood. A learning disability affects the way a person learns new things in all areas of life.
What is a GP Learning Disability Register?
Every GP Practice has a register of people who have a Learning Disability. This register helps GPs to invite these people for specific health appointments. People who have a Learning Disability sometimes need more support with their health than the general population, and being on the Register helps GPs to focus on the health needs of this group of people.
What is an Annual Health Check?
Annual Health Checks are for adults and young people aged 14 or over with a learning disability. It helps people stay well by allowing them and their family/carers to visit their GP every year, talk about their health and have a check-up from a GP or Nurse who will monitor the health and wellbeing of the person. People don’t have to be ill to have a health check – in fact, most people have their annual health check when they’re feeling well!
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