National Health Facilitation Network (Learning Disabilities)
Aim: To freely share information, resources and good practice in order to improve the process of health facilitation for people with LD.
The National Health Facilitation Network was formed in early 2005 initially as an email network.
In many cases Health Facilitation Leads/Co-ordinators or Strategic Health Facilitators find themselves in isolated positions. There is rarely more than one post in any given area. Consequently, there is immense value in having a forum to share experiences, good practice, strategies, Dept of Health Guidance and any issues relating to the identification and training of health facilitators and Health Action Planning.
The purpose of the network is to freely share our knowledge, experiences and skills relating to Health Facilitation as described in Valuing People (2001). We do this through email, conferences and the provision of a full contacts list for members to communicate directly with one another by telephone if required.
Membership is free and there is no allocated funding for the Network.
National Health Facilitation Network Conference 2008
2008 Joint NHFN/A2A Conference on Primary and Acute Care for people with learning disabilities currently being planned for December 08. The latest information, guidance and publications will be shared at this FREE CONFERENCE. Details will be published soon.
Useful documents
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Promoting Equality (PDF, 1.0MB)
Response from Department of Health to the Disability Rights Commission Report, 'Equal Treatment: Closing the Gap' -
Documents from Westminster Learning Disabilities Partnership:
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Mental Capacity Act 2005: Code of Practice (PDF, 1.5MB)
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People with Learning Disabilities in Scotland (PDF, 1.)B)
Report by NHS Scotland, February 2004 -
The Better Metrics Projects - version 6 (PDF, 1.4MB)
Project leads: Professor Bernard Crump and Dr Paula Whitty -
Identifying people with learning disabilities in general practice (PDF, 200KB)
Paper by Joyce Evans, Ghazala Mir, Karl Atkin, Joyce Marshall and Victoria Allgar: Centre for Research in Primary Care, University of Leeds -
Improving the general health of people with learning disabilities (PDF, 43KB)
Paper by Mike Kerr, Welsh Centre for Learning Disabilities
Network contact: Mark Bradley, mark.bradley@oxleas.nhs.uk, tel. 0208 269 3349