- Q1: When will there be an early review of the service specification?
- UPDATED/NEW: Dept of Health (2007) Services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour or mental health needs (revised edition) (Mansell Report)
- UPDATED/NEW: Commissioning Services for People with a Learning Disability in Brighton & Hove 2004/05 – 2009/10
- Q2: When will there be an early review of the care plan/risk assessment management plan/case conferencing arrangements?
- UPDATED/NEW: Afia, A. et al (2006) Auditing the care programme approach for people with learning disability: a 4 -year audit cycle. Psychiatric Bulletin 30: 415-418
- UPDATED/NEW: Sellars,C. (2002) Risk Assessment in People with Learning Disabilities. WileyBlackwell
- Q3: Who will provide support to family and carers of this person, and the person him/herself during and after the change to the new service(s)?
- UPDATED/NEW: Moving From Care to Enablement Framework for Rehabilitation. Scottish Executive Health Department [PDF] 2006) Draft Framework for Rehabilitation to give strategic direction and support to all health and social care services and practitioners who deliver rehabilitation.
- Q4: How will the transition be supported and by whom? Who will co-ordinate this support?
- UPDATED/NEW: A framework for supported employment. The Policy Consortium for Supported Employment/ Joseph Rowantree Foundation (2000)
- UPDATED/NEW: The Evaluation of Post-School Psychological Services Pathfinders in Scotland (2004-2006) Scottish Executive Social Research (2006). The Department of Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning
- UPDATED/NEW: Transition Planner PAMIS Futures Project 2006
- Bridging the Divide at Transition [PDF]. What happens for young people with learning difficulties and their families? Final summary of research findings. Norah Fry (2003)
- UPDATED/NEW: Transition: moving on well: a good practice guide for health professionals and their partners on transition planning for young people with complex health needs or a disability. Department of Health (2008) A good practice guide on effective transition from children's to adult services for young people with complex health needs.
- Q5: How and when will the role of advocacy to support the person be reviewed?
- UPDATED/NEW: Having your say? The same as you? [PDF] National Implementation Group Report of the Advocacy Sub Group (2006)
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