Do you have a Learning Disability or know someone who does?
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is working with local people with learning disabilities to make your experience in hospital better.
For help or support please contact:
Helen Filmer: Learning Disability Liaison Nurse
Ring: 01322 428865
Email: helen.filmer@nhs.net.
NHS UK: HS Choices: Going into hospital with a learning disability: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/learning-disabilities/going-into-hospital/
North Kent Independent Advocacy Scheme got the Valuing People Now contract.
The Easy Read group of the scheme is working with the Learning Disability Liaison to make information more accessible to people with learning disabilities needing to use the Trust.
The scheme kindly funded the Trust Banner Pens providing guidance to staff on how to assess mental capacity and how to support people with a learning disability in the NHS.
Contact: www.nkias.co.uk
Kent Learning Disability Partnership Board: The Good Health Group
The Good Health Group looks at ways to improve access to health information, health checks and Health Action Plans and to improve the health of people with learning disabilities. This is a public Group open to anyone to attend.
http://www.kentldpb.org.uk/delivery_groups/4-good-health/index.php
Local Community Learning Disability Team:
Tel: 03000 410505
https://www.thh.nhs.uk/documents/_Patients/PatientLeaflets/general/MCA_Act-EasyRead-DoH.pdf
