Learning Disability Professional Senate
Learning Disability Professional Senate
The LD Professional Senate is made up of members of the various Colleges and Societies that represent groups of clinical professionals who provide specialist health support to children and adults who have learning disabilities. It covers the jurisdictions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The aim of the Learning Disability Professional Senate is to provide a single voice through which we can lead and inform NHS England, Department of Health and other strategy leads about the needs of children and adults with learning disabilities. It brings together professional leaders from across the UK, to provide a collective voice of specialist health and social care practitioners.
The Senate provides cross-professional collaboration, strategic advice and innovation to develop both mainstream and specialist services for children and adults with learning disabilities. The Senate recognises and works with the range of professionals working with children and adults with learning disabilities to champion inter-agency, multi-disciplinary, holistic approaches.
Contact Dr Ashok Roy, [email protected], or Viki Baker, [email protected]
Resources
Learning Disability and Autism: two distinct conditions
The "What if" Padlet gives information for the options available if you are worried about a person with a learning disability and have concerns about they care and support they are receiving :
What is Trauma and top ten tips for LD senate - Easy Read 1.3.2021
Step Together- Integrating care for people with epilepsy and a learning disability
Mental Health Act Restricted Patients and Conditional Discharge: Practice Considerations
LD Senate coronavirus resources for use with people with learning disabilities
LD senate coronavirus resources for use by families
Top 10 tips re trauma informed care (from meeting 2/3/2020)
What is the LD Professional Senate
LD Professional Senate ToR 2017
LD Professional Senate Professions Briefing Papers re Transforming Care
LD Professional Senate - Outcomes final paper September 2016
Challenging Behaviour A Unified Approach April 2016
Length of Stay standards for AT - LD Professional Senate
National LD Professional Senate Guidelines for CLDT Specialist Health Services
Role of Professions supporting people with learning disabilities during the Coronavirus pandemic
Minutes of meetings (most recent first)
Position statement - vaccines 22.2.2021