young person, (e.g., may need working age and more nursing older people care support). support Timely response to those who need support in the community. Potential to prevent admission to hospital as default option 15 To enable people Reasonable Chair of the LD October 2016 Ensure LD Partnership Gateshead with LD and autistic adjustments Partnership Board information Board (or Council is in the people to access for people (or equivalent) and awareness equivalent) process of crisis support with learning and Urgent Care appropriate opening a quiet disabilities work stream and suitable room designed to and autistic for people with be autism people a LD (PWLD) friendly. This Work with and room will be the LD families. accessible to all Partnership Training and people in Boards (or skills for staff Gateshead who equivalent) across agencies visit the civic to assess and to support centre. measure the PWLD and Gateshead actions and their families Council has plans Provide more Service emanating time for Improvement from the UC supporting Groups attended strategy and PWLD and by service users ensure their families. and carers to
young person, working age and older people support (e.g., may need more nursing care support). Timely response to those who need support in the community. Potential to prevent admission to hospital as default option 15 To enable people with LD and autistic people to access crisis support Reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities and autistic people Work with the LD Partnership Boards (or equivalent) to assess and measure the actions and plans emanating from the UC strategy and ensure Chair of the LD Partnership Board (or equivalent) and Urgent Care work stream October 2016 Ensure information and awareness appropriate and suitable for people with a LD (PWLD) and families. Training and skills for staff across agencies to support PWLD and their families Provide more time for supporting PWLD and their families. LD Partnership Board (or equivalent) Gateshead Council is in the process of opening a quiet room designed to be autism friendly. This room will be accessible to all people in Gateshead who visit the civic centre. Gateshead Council has Service Improvement Groups attended by service users and carers to
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