Mental Health / Learning Disabilities / Carers
GP Health Service & Financial Support for Doctors in Difficulty
What is GPH? Access to confidential mental health and addiction support for GPs and GP trainees across England. How to access the NHS GP Health Service http://gphealth.nhs.uk/ The NHS GP Health Service (GPH) is a service for GPs or GP trainees across England, with issues relating to mental...
Learning / Intellectual Disabilities - Audio & Video Podcasts and Recorded Webinars
You can record your reflections on this form or via your learning diary here: https://www.fourteenfish.com/about/learningdiary CQC are particularly keen to see any evidence of your listening and how you apply it. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism Read more...
Learning Disabilities: Contact Local Teams
Area Contact Hampshire & IOW North Hampshire Basingstoke - 01962 764560 (based at Winchester) Winchester - 01962 764560 Fareham, Gosport and South East Hampshire - 01329 316350 Totton, Eastleigh Borough, New Forest & Andover - 02380 874333 Southampton - 02382 310300 or email: Marta Coates...
Learning Disabilities: LeDer
The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDer) programme is a national initiative established to support local areas to review the deaths of all people with Learning Disabilities aged 4 years and older. Their aim is to identify learning from those deaths and take that learning forward into...
Learning Disabilities: Resources
For Clinicians **HIGHLY RECOMMENDED** For comprehensive easy to read leaflets and videos for patients with LD which cover a range of health and wellbeing issues. You will also find on this webpage an 'easy read' version of an invite letter to send patients. Information for Primary Care staff...
Learning Disabilities: Screening
There is universally poor uptake of screening invites by patients with LD. This may be multi-factorial but we are in a good position to drive improvement in attendance. The screening service receives no routine information as to whether an individual has a LD or not. Appointments are sent out...
Learning Disabilities: The Annual Health Check
There are around 1.4 million people with Learning Disabilities (LD) in the UK. An average practice of 8,000 patients could expect to have about 50 - 100 patients with LDs. The definition of a learning disability: A significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information to...
Learning Disability: Choking
In recent years there have been preventable deaths of adults with a learning disability in Hampshire. All died from choking and all were known to have dysphagia. All had eating and drinking guidelines in place which were not being followed accurately. As a result we want to highlight this...
