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Services for People with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Problems

Services for People with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Problems Framework Feature Services for People with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Problems Mary Lindsey Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry Cornwall Healthcare Trust Chair of the Faculty for the Psychiatry of Learning Disability Royal College of Psychiatrists were within learning disability services rather than Policy background integrated within the general mental health services. In 1992 the Department of Health produced More respondents (62%) had established specialised guidelines for health services for people with learning services (mainly assessment, treatment and community disabilities (Department of Health, 1992). These support services) than had not (36%). Respondents guidelines were subsequently reinforced by the rated the general availability and accessibility of local good practice guidance Signposts for Success in learning disability services for adults with learning Commissioning and Providing Health Services for disabilities and mental health needs as significantly People with Learning Disabilities (Lindsey, 1998). This better than generic mental health services. Most guidance stated that ‘people with learning disabilities respondents (94%) saw community learning disability have the same rights of access to NHS services as teams as the major local service provider for this group everyone else but may require assistance to use the but only 48% thought that such teams offered the services. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mental Health Review Journal Emerald Publishing

Services for People with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Problems

Lindsey, Mary
Mental Health Review Journal , Volume 5 (2): 10 – Jun 1, 2000
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Framework Feature Services for People with Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Problems Mary Lindsey Consultant in Learning Disability Psychiatry Cornwall Healthcare Trust Chair of the Faculty for the Psychiatry of Learning Disability Royal College of Psychiatrists were within learning disability services rather than Policy background integrated within the general mental health services. In 1992 the Department of Health produced More respondents (62%) had established specialised guidelines for health services for people with learning services (mainly assessment, treatment and community disabilities (Department of Health, 1992). These support services) than had not (36%). Respondents guidelines were subsequently reinforced by the rated the general availability and accessibility of local good practice guidance Signposts for Success in learning disability services for adults with learning Commissioning and Providing Health Services for disabilities and mental health needs as significantly People with Learning Disabilities (Lindsey, 1998). This better than generic mental health services. Most guidance stated that ‘people with learning disabilities respondents (94%) saw community learning disability have the same rights of access to NHS services as teams as the major local service provider for this group everyone else but may require assistance to use the but only 48% thought that such teams offered the services.

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Mental Health Review Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jun 1, 2000

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