Development of a multidisciplinary care pathway for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

The adult community learning disability team in Cornwall made a commitment to provide a better service for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). This resulted in audits against government papers and reports that encourage high-quality care for people with PMLD and a range o...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 15 - 20
Main Author: Cocquyt, Claire
Format: Journal Article
Published: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) 11/27/2018
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Summary:The adult community learning disability team in Cornwall made a commitment to provide a better service for people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). This resulted in audits against government papers and reports that encourage high-quality care for people with PMLD and a range of projects, including care pathway development and implementation, staff training and improving links with primary care. The care pathway aims to provide multidisciplinary assessment and intervention for people's specialist health needs. Evidence shows that it has had a positive effect, but also identified areas for furth er work. Further recommendations have been proposed to improve care delivery for people with PMLD in the Cornwall adult learning disability service.