... systems. Personalisation features heavily with support designed around the person, delivered in a way that enables them to participate in society. Valuing People (Department of Health, 2001) set out the core principles of rights, independence, choice and inclusion, and a range of polices and best...

... (e.g. AA and SMART recovery), community and inpatient detoxification, and assisted withdrawal treatment – all of which John received during his 18-month treatment. Autism Mental capacity act Mental health problems Valuing people Policy Intellectual disability In this paper, we describe...

.... Kate Blamires can be contacted at: Kate.Blamires@slam.nhs.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Employment Learning disabilities England Valuing people Policy Intellectual disability It has been estimated that 65 per cent of people with learning disabilities would like...

... at: kmelling0@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Learning disabilities Social inclusion Valuing People Policy Implementation Competence The paper by Kate Blamires illustrates the significant progress made since the 1990s in the development of policy and in the profile...

... disabilities Community living Deinstitutionalization Challenging behaviour Valuing people Intellectual disability Valuing People (Department of Health, 2001) marks a decisive stage in social policy, bringing to fruition the principle of care in the community proposed by Better...

... Profound intellectual and multiple disabilities Valuing people It is recognised that, as people with intellectual disability (PWID) are now living increasingly longer lives, they are at greater risk of developing cancer. Although research has shown that PWID are equally as likely to have cancer...

... disabilities Valuing people Social care Just over ten years ago I wrote in this journal about older people with learning disabilities and their family carers (Thompson, 2002). Carol Walker and Cally Ward's paper is a timely reminder about the lives these people are often living. They explore the impact...

..., especially in the context of Learning Disability Partnership Boards. Findings While there is no cause for complacency, there are many examples of good practice. Most Boards now successfully include people with learning disabilities in the delivery of Valuing People at a local level...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Learning disabilities Intellectual disabilities Learning disability partnership boards Partnership Valuing People Active citizens Citizenship Influencing outcomes The Valuing People White Paper...

...Viv Cooper; Cally Ward It is ten years since Valuing People promised a ‘new deal’ for family carers and included specific objectives for involving families in local partnership boards, providing better support for them in their caring role and investing in family leadership nationally, regionally...

...Hannah Rutter; Sue Carmichael Following a series of inquiries and reports, health has become an increasingly high priority for the Valuing People Now programme and beyond, in local and regional health and social care systems. Programmes at national, regional and local levels are now in place...

...Kathy Melling; Stephen Beyer; Mark Kilsby This paper revisits the aspirations of the authors for supported employment development from 1997 against a changing policy context with the introduction of Valuing People and Valuing People Now. It reviews developments in employment policy, innovation...

...Viv Cooper; Cally Ward This article focuses on people with complex needs and the impact of Valuing People and Valuing People Now on improving their lives and opportunities. It considers the current situation and challenges, where most people with complex needs have experienced disadvantage and have...

...Peter McGill; Jo Poynter It is widely known that a relatively small number of very expensive, often out‐of‐area, placements consume a relatively large proportion of the social care budget. Valuing People Now (DH, 2009) acknowledged that too often people are sent to expensive out‐of‐area placements...

...Charlotte Spencer This article summarises work done under Valuing People Now to improve employment prospects and outcomes for people with learning disabilities in England. It summarises the barriers to improvements and explains how understanding these barriers has helped to unlock solutions and new...

...Jo Poynter It is known that about seven per cent of the prison population have a learning disability, but historically very little has been done to support these individuals through the Criminal Justice System. Valuing People Now (DH, 2009) acknowledged that people with a learning disability within...

... a better quality of life with improved outcomes in appropriate community accommodation. The article examines the work undertaken following Valuing People Now to develop the housing options of people with learning disabilities, including implementing a regional housing programme, developing a good‐practice...

... and regional governance, accountability and systematic reporting, and ‐ most important ‐ has been a catalyst for greater and more meaningful involvement and inclusion in the health economy of people with a learning disability and their families and carers. Valuing People Health Commissioning Learning...

...Beverley Dawkins Valuing People Now (DH, 2009) recognises that some people, particularly those with complex needs, have been missing out. It has made ‘including everyone’ a priority for the next three years. With reference to Tom's story, this paper will consider the reasons why people...

...Alan Leyin; Natalie Kauder Traditionally, participation in the local community has been considered a crucial component of community living for people with learning disabilities. Highlighted in Valuing People (DH, 2001) and in Valuing People Now (DH, 2007), this concept ‐ now appearing as ‘inclusion...