Good Health

Valuing People says... People with learning disabilities get worse treatment from health services than other people Black and Asian people with learning disabilities get even worse health support Not many people with learning disabilities get health check-ups; even less people have checks for breast cancer and cervical cancer Finding out about and treatment for heart disease, thyroid and bone problems are also not good enough Too many people who have challenging behaviour are given medication, instead of looking at other ways of helping them. Doctors and medical staff don't always see medical problems that people with a learning disability might have
What have we done so far? Sue Chapman is leading on Good Health. People who are part of the Good Health group are meeting with Nurses at the John Radcliffe Hospital to talk about how people could be better supported when they are in hospital. Jill Turner is talking with Kathleen Munby about making it easier for people coming into the John Radcliffe Hospital. Jill has made a Grab Sheet with all the information the hospital needs on it. She has asked people what they think. She is also talking with the hospital about how to support staff and families when they are helping people when they come into hospital. We are visiting and listening to people from all over the South-East of England to hear about good things happening in other places. Jackie Roberts is our link to the Health Action Network.
We have written a Good Health Plan. Here is the easy words version. Here is the long version. This is what Valuing People said about our plan.
Good Health working group We add the notes from Good Health meetings after they happen...
Notes from 2006... > 18th January > 20th February > 20th March > 24th April > 22nd May > 19th June > 17th July > Monday 18th September women only meeting > Monday 16th October > Monday 13th November men only meeting > Monday 11th December
Meetings for 2007... The dates of the meetings for 2007 are all on Mondays at 10.30 am to 12.30pm... 15th January at Slade House 19th February - Eyes 19th March - Healthy eating 16th April at Moorland Centre, Witney - Healthy Teeth 14th May at Abbey Centre 11th June at Kidlington Fire Service 16th July at Blackbird Leys Leisure Centre 10th September at Abbey Centre 15th October at Kidlington Fire Service 12th November at The Slade – going into hospital 10th December at Abbey Centre · Wednesday 30^th January - Learning Disability Team Health day – Didcot Civic Hall Here is the latest Good Health Newsletter
Ridgeway Partnership has asked the Department of Health to become a Social Enterprise. They will hear what the result is at the end of January 2007. Here is an easy words version of the future of services called No Excuses - making health and social services better

Good Health links...

BSDH	British Society for Disability and Oral Health
Cherwell Vale Primary Care Trust Oxford City Primary Care Trust North East Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust South East and South West Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority	These links will take you to your local Primary Care Trust and the Thames Valley Strategic Health Authority. Their web-sites are not in easy words
Fair Multi-media	Health information for people with learning disabilities
Into the mainstream	Easy words leaflets about cancer
Life-style check	This is a commercial site run by Alrpo Soya, but it is very easy to use. How healthy are you?
Living with cancer	Easy words web-site for people who have cancer
Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals

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