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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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.
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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...
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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.
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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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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.
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Introduction to 'Close to Home', NDTi’s review into out of area placements
Ahead of NDTi's 'Close to Home' review being published, Kate Linsky, NDTi's Programme Lead for Mental Health, introduces the paper and reflects on its recommendations for adults with mental health conditions.
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Mapping the journey of Model City in London
A short report published today shares insights and lessons from the first year of Model City London (MCL) – a community led, sports based initiative for achieving change based on local priorities and concerns. It...
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Surveys for staff working in Trusts in the South region
Making sure people who work in NHS Trusts have the training they need to support people with learning disabilities
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A call for good practice examples of learning disability awareness training
The National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) has been commissioned by the South Regional Health Education England Intellectual Disabilities programme to find and share best practice in training people who work in NHS trusts to...
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Guest Blog: What Makes a Good Life?
Inspired by the bravery of Age UK Bradford District - who walked away from traditional commissioner designed service contracts for a future based on what older people really wanted - we asked Stephanie Smith, Director...
Related Resources
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Hosting women who have experienced trauma
"It is crucial that the guest gets to choose the host as all other choices have been taken away from them". (Hosting organisation)
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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. The aim is to find and...
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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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Model City London Evaluation
A short report published today shares insights and lessons from the first year of Model City London (MCL) – a community led, sports based initiative for achieving change based on local priorities and concerns. It...
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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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Reasonable Adjustments 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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Working together 2: Easy steps to improve support for people with learning disabilities in hospital
Working together 2 is an update of the Working together guide published in 2008 to help hospital staff, family members and paid support staff work jointly before, during and towards the end of any hospital...
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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...
Contact Details
Anna Marriott
Tel: 07593 443740
Email: anna.marriott@ndti.org.uk
Contact Office
Bath (Registered Office)
National Development Team for Inclusion
First Floor
30-32 Westgate Buildings
Bath
BA1 1EF