Sharing best practice to support health professionals
Making sure people who work in NHS trusts have the training they need to support people with learning disabilities
Health Equalities
Having as good a health as possible is an important starting point for people living good lives in their communities. NDTi has a number of projects around this issue.
Health services need to be personalised and support people’s community inclusion as much as any other element of public services. Our main work in relation to people’s health includes:
Related Projects
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Improving the uptake of Annual Health Checks for people with learning disabilities
Funded by Health Education England (HEE South), the 4 organisations: The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi), Learning Disability England (LDE), Skills for Care (SFC) and Voluntary Organisations Disability Group (VODG) will be working together...
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Improving Health and Lives - IHaL
IHaL - The Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory - was a collaboration between NDTi, Public Health England and the Centre of Disability Research at Lancaster University to:
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The Health Equality Framework - practical implementation workshops
The Health Equality Framework (HEF) is) a freely available outcomes-based tool to help commissioners, providers, people with learning disabilities and their families understand the impact and effectiveness of health and social care services.
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The Health Equality Framework and Commissioning Guide
The Health Equalities Framework (HEF), an outcomes framework based on the determinants of health inequalities, provides a way for all specialist learning disability services to agree and measure outcomes with people with learning disabilities.
Related News
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Statement from the Valuing People's Alliance on the Long awaited reports on deaths of people with learning disabilities from Covid 19
Two reports last week highlighted the health inequalities that people with learning disabilities face.
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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...
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Research: annual health checks for people with a learning disability
People with a learning disability often have poorer physical and mental health than people who don’t have a learning disability.
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Improving the uptake of Annual Health Checks for people with learning disabilities
National Organisations work together to help more people with a learning disability have an Annual Health Check.
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The Learning Disability agenda needs new tactics, not just renewed energy.
Learning Disability Programme Lead, Madeline Cooper-Ueki, discusses our role in changing the direction of current learning disability practices in the UK.
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Dentistry for people with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments
The Public Health England Learning Disabilities Observatory team (known as IHaL) are preparing their next 'reasonable adjustments' report. The focus of this report will be around dentistry services for people with learning disabilities.
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Learning Disability Big Health Check and Social Care Open day
Celebrating 10 years of reducing health inequalities and making a difference
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Making a film with the Misfits Theatre Company – some reflections
I have recently had the pleasure of working with the Misfits Theatre Company to make a film for NHS England about what social care providers can do to improve the health of people with learning...
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NDTi calls for greater accountability in response to the CQC’s report into NHS Deaths
As part of the Expert Advisory Group, at NDTi, we welcome today’s publication of the CQC’s report “Learning, Candour and Accountability”.
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The People’s Voice makes itself heard at the House of Lords
3 impactful sets of materials were launched at the House of Lords this month as part of our “People’s Voice” Programme.
Related Resources
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Annual Health Check Resources & Guides
This range of resources have been developed to support the implementation of health checks for people with learning disabilities.
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Close to Home: review and recommendations for reducing out of area placements
This paper, written by NDTi Associate Edana Minghella, provides an overview of the policy, issues and costs (to the person themselves as well as the public purse) associated with out of area placements for adults...
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Annual Health Checks Guidance
The NDTi has written best practice guides for commissioners and providers of services on the implications of the information gathered by Public Health England and the Centre for Disability Research. We have written a series...
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Improving the health and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities guidance
People with learning disabilities have poorer health than the general population, much of which is avoidable. This means that people with learning disabilities experience health inequalities, often starting early in life. The impact is serious...
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Improving the Health and Wellbeing - Commissioning guide for CCGs
This practical guide is designed to support Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), with Local Authorities and Learning Disability Partnership Boards, to commission health services in ways that achieve better health outcomes for people with learning disabilities...
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Making reasonable adjustments to postural care services
This guidance is to help health and social care professionals and family carers and supporters learn more about how to support the postural care needs of people with learning disabilities who are at risk of...
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Better Health for Better Lives Event Materials
These presentation materials are from the Better Health for Better Lives events.
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Quality Checking Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities
Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities have been a key part of NHS plans to improve health and reduce premature mortality since 2008. Annual health checks are part of an Enhanced Service, designed...
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The Health Charter in Practice
VODG, National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) and National Care Forum (NCF) have published ‘The health charter in practice’ describing how providers use the Health Charter.
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Be bold – commissioning for small numbers
This document was produced by NDTi for Think Local Act Personal’s National Market Development Forum.
Contact Details
Madeline Cooper-Ueki
Tel: 07593 443740
Email: Madeline.Cooper-Ueki@ndti.org.uk