Yvonne Cox

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Yvonne Cox

• Programme Lead Improving health care for people
  with learning disabilities

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Purpose

• To lead a programme of work over the next 2
  years which supports NHS Confederation members
  to better understand and respond to the health
  car needs of people with learning disabilities.

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Initial focus

• Michaels enquiry Health for all
• Safeguarding adults no secrets
• Valuing people now when its published.
• Leadership and workforce

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Specific Priorities

• The improvement of general healthcare across
  primary, acute and mental health services to
  people with learning disability.
• The continued development of commissioning for
  specialist health services, this will include
  continued monitoring of the transfer of monies to
  social care (and transfer of services), service
  specifications, monitoring and currency (PbR),
  and campus closure.
• The development and provision of specialist
  learning disability health services. This will
  include workforce issues, best practice and
  standards, safeguarding, and funding issues.
• The group will be reviewing these priorities when
  Valuing People Now is published.

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First 3 months

• Getting to know the Confederation and seek out
  the most effective ways to deliver improved
  health care
• Meeting other organisations to ensure no
  duplication and agree what the unique
  contribution of the confederation should be
• Getting out and about to find good practice and
  produce briefing notes
• Pick up any Learning Disability issues as they
  arise