Dept of Health

The work in this report was conducted by the Centre for Disability Research (CeDR) at Lancaster University on behalf of the Department of Health. The aim of the project was to estimate change in the future numbers of adults with profound multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) in England over the period 2009 to 2026.

Estimating Future Numbers of......

Response to the consultation on the revision of the Fair Access to Care Services guidance to support councils to determine eligibility for social care services.

Also included is the original consultation and the outcomes document.

Government Response

Consultation document

Guidance on Eligibility Criteria for Adult Social Care

The Department of Health summary of responses to its consultation on a strategy to support adults with autistic spectrum conditions (ASC). It considered five key themes for delivering change: health, social inclusion, choice and control, awareness raising and access to training and employment.

Overarching report of findings.....

A group of independent experts have published their reports on health and well-being, specifically focussing on the prevention of ill health.

*Richard Reeves considered what the role of the state should be in relation to people’s health and well-being, specifically focussing on the prevention of ill-health

* Geoff Mulgan considered the lessons we can learn about influencing healthier lifestyle choices from fields such as behavioural economics, psychology and marketing

A liberal dose? Health and wellbeing: the role of the state

Influencing public behaviour to improve health and wellbeing

Enabling effective delivery of health and wellbeing

1) Planning together: peer support and self-directed support.

This report shows how it is possible to build disabled people and carers' own support planning skills, rather than relying solely on professional solutions. It includes examples of how councils have worked in partnership with local people using services, user led and voluntary organisations, to transfer planning skills to other people using services.

2) Support planning and brokerage for older people and people with mental health difficulties.

Planning together

Support planning and brokerage

The strategy sets a clear framework for all mainstream services across the public sector to work together for adults with autism. There is a follow up evaluation report also on the Knowledge Base at;

http://base-uk.org/knowledge/department-health-framework-autism-services

Strategy for adults with autism

The Department of Health business plan for 2011-15 setting out five structural reform priorities.

Dept of Health Business Plan 2011-2015

The good practice guidance is aimed at people who commission easy read information for people with learning disabilities. This guidance is primarily for public sector organisations at a local and national level, but also for other organisations who produce public information specifically for people with learning disabilities, or anyone involved in commissioning Easy Read materials

DoH guidance

This publication, funded by the Department of Health, brings together information from a variety of sources to estimate the most up-to-date nationally-applicable unit costs for a wide range of health and social care services in England.

pssru-1368-230x.pdf

This report sets out the reviewers’ vision for change to ensure the Government can better help more people with mental health conditions who are workless into sustained employment. The report is also known as the Rachel Perkins Review.

Realising ambitions