We enable commissioners, providers and frontline practitioners to implement best practice and promote inclusion and equality. Services include specialist research and evaluation, policy advice, development consultancy and training.
"The IHaL Public Health Observatory work has been very important at strategic and national level with its excellent guides, research and conference activity... I frequently use the website for info but more often I quote it when liaising with health professionals and use it to signpost them (often much needed!)." - Family Carer
Coronovirus (Covid-19) is causing huge upheaval to everyone, especially to the lives of older and disabled people. NDTi is working on a range of issues, all of which are focused on ensuring that the implementation...
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...
Making sure people who work in NHS trusts have the training they need to support people with learning disabilities
Two reports last week highlighted the health inequalities that people with learning disabilities face.
Survey: What is important as we start to get back to normal from coronavirus and lockdown
After many adventures, Bilbo moved from his independent life at Bag End to a retirement home. The House of Elrond in Rivendell provided him with a welcome and a safe space to age, write his...
Researchers from My Life My Choice talking about the relationship research that informed the development of the new Sexuality & Relationships - My Rights Charter
Covid 19 and the rights of disabled people Statement published on https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2020/april/covid-19-and-rights-disabled-people
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.
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...
Isaac Samuels, the Deputy Chair of the National Co-production Advisory Group, shares his personal story of an out of area placement.
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...
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.
Commissioned by the Education & Training Foundation, NDTi has produced two case study videos showcasing how local authorities and further education providers work together to support learners with SEND to achieve their aspirations, including progressing...
The charter draws on the findings from two research projects. The first carried out by the Tizard Centre and the second by NDTi and My Life My Choice. Both show how important having a relationship...
"It is crucial that the guest gets to choose the host as all other choices have been taken away from them". (Hosting organisation)
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...
We’ve designed this Help Sheet in response to hearing concerns about blanket bans that prevent people keeping in contact with their friends and families. These restrictions have a big impact on a person’s mental health...
7 Great questions to ask when conducting a risk assessment for outings.
Lifts are non-commercial, so do not involve money changing hands, apart from perhaps a small voluntary contribution towards petrol costs.They are informal, so neither the driver nor the passenger is obliged to participate and so...
This range of resources have been developed to support the implementation of health checks for people with learning disabilities.
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...
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...
Madeline Cooper-Ueki
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Email: Madeline.Cooper-Ueki@ndti.org.uk
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