Promote Access to Healthcare for Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Unit summary

The unit is aimed at those who are leading, supervising or influencing others to support individuals with learning disabilities to access healthcare and meet their healthcare needs.

Learning outcomes Assessment

1 Understand issues related to access to healthcare services for individuals with learning disabilities

1.1 Explain the rights-based approach to accessing healthcare services

1.2 Identify inequalities in access to healthcare services in different sections of the population

1.3 Analyse how different investigations, inquiries and reports have demonstrated the need for improved access and services for individuals with learning disabilities

1.4 Describe the impact of legislation, policy or guidance underpinning the need for healthcare services to enable access to individuals with a learning disability

1.5 Analyse how legislation, policy or guidance on capacity and consent should be used with regards to individuals considering and receiving treatment

2 Understand the healthcare needs that may affect individuals with learning disabilities

2.1 Analyse trends of healthcare needs among individuals with learning disabilities

2.2 Explain systematic approaches that may support better health and healthcare for individuals with a learning disability

2.3 Research the difficulties in diagnosing some health conditions in individuals with a learning disability

3 Understand good practice in supporting people with a learning disability to access healthcare services

3.1 Analyse the effectiveness of existing communication systems and practices in supporting individuals to meet their healthcare needs

3.2 Evaluate different ways of working in partnership to support individuals to meet their healthcare needs

3.3 Explain how to promote access to healthcare through the use of reasonable adjustments

3.4 Analyse the rights of others significant to the individual to be involved in planning healthcare services

4 Understand how to support others to develop, implement, monitor and review plans for healthcare

4.1 Explain how to champion a person-centred focus to the healthcare planning process

4.2 Explain factors to consider when supporting others to develop and implement plans for healthcare

4.3 Explain how to support others to monitor and review plans for healthcare

4.4 Explain how to challenge healthcare providers and services when required to advocate with or on behalf of individuals

4.5 Explain how to support others to raise concerns and challenge healthcare services

5 Be able to develop processes to support others to meet the healthcare needs of individuals with a learning disability

5.1 Develop a person-centred strategy to underpin work with an individual to identify and meet their healthcare needs

5.2 Develop systems to support others to work across a range of healthcare services to meet the health needs of individuals with a learning disability

5.3 Ensure systems are used by others in meeting the healthcare needs of individuals

5.4 Evaluate the impact of systems in meeting individuals’ healthcare needs

6 Be able to promote good practice to others in their support of individuals with learning disabilities accessing healthcare

6.1 Promote effective use of communication methods to enable individuals to understand their healthcare needs and what options are available to them

6.2 Promote partnership working to meet the healthcare needs of individuals with learning disabilities

6.3 Promote awareness of the use of reasonable adjustments to enable individuals with learning disabilities to access healthcare services

6.4 Ensure the appropriate involvement of others significant to the individual in planning and delivering healthcare