Learning disabilities

East Cheshire NHS Trust is committed to improving the patient experience for people with learning disabilities and their carers. A Learning Disabilites Group has been running for over 12 months at the trust, view the terms of reference for the group. The minutes from these meetings can be downloaded from the list on the right hand menu.

Trust staff also involve people from the Rossendale Trust, the David Lewis Centre, East Cheshire Advocacy and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Trust.
 

The focus is on bringing about positive change for this vulnerable client group. The main areas of work have been around:

• Developing a clear, concise and accessible patient passport.
  Ensuring that pre-discharge meetings are arranged for patients with learning disabilities.
• Training our staff involving users and carers.
• Improving discharge information.

The strength of the project is its true partnership approach between the organisations involved. This has meant that the improvements made for patients have been sustained. View the latest trust report on this work.

We are always keen to hear about people's experiences of the service.  If you would like to become involved or make a comment, please email

ecn-tr.YourVoice@nhs.net

Useful resources

More information and minutes from the Learning Disabilities Group meeting can be found on the right hand menu.

Easy Read Leaflets

Pathways Associates produce many patient information leaflets in easy read format.

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