Feedback regarding the QNLD ‘Standards for adult community learning disability services.’
In October 2019 the Royal College of Psychiatry, Quality Network for Learning Disability (QNLD) Services, published ‘Standards for adult community learning disability services.’ ACPPLD members raised concerns about the representation of specialist learning disability physiotherapy within the 1st edition of these standards.
After two years of collaborative working on the Quality Network for Learning Disability Services Advisory Group and Accreditation Committee, I am pleased to say that Physiotherapists are a Type 1 standard (Type 1: Criteria relating to safety, rights, dignity, the law and fundamentals of care, including the provision of evidence-based care and treatment). Also, throughout the new edition, other standards have been adjusted which has reduced the bias towards mental health and the standards are now more balanced to represent the needs of all adults with a learning disability.
Online resource - Moving forward with a Neurological condition
ACPPLD colleagues in NHS Lanarkshire have recently developed an online resource "Moving forward with a Neurological condition"
This was developed in conjunction with 4 students from Glasgow Caledonian University and includes a passive movement education video and information on postural care and condition management.
The pages are smartphone friendly and will hopefully be of benefit to many staff, patients and students alike
Developing a falls management tool for adults with learning disabilities
Falls can have a significant impact on the lives of adults with a learning disability and their carers. There is a need to develop falls prevention strategies specifically for adults with a learning disability. A research team from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust are currently developing a Guide to Action (GtA) Tool to identify falls risk factors and supports action to reduce these risks.
Preparing the NHS for the potential impact of the Omicron variant and other winter pressures in England
"Systems are asked to ensure that access to community-based mental health services and learning disability and autism services are retained throughout the COVID-19 surge to ensure that people at risk of escalating mental health problems and those who are most vulnerable can access treatment and care and avoid escalation to crisis point, with face-to-face care retained as far as possible."
