Resources
Resources and collateral that can be used by health and care professionals to facilitate discussions around Diabetes.
Resources
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A Healthier Me!
Organisation: Mencap
Type: Resource Pack
Date published: August 2021
Description: Info, Recipes, Meal Planner and Activities for healthier choices
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Dental care for people with special needs
Organisation: Oral Health Foundation
Type: Advisory
Date published: Regularly updated
Description: Information from the Oral Health Foundation includes guidance on helping someone with a learning disability to access dental care, oral care for people with a learning disability and information about common procedures. It also has a free and confidential helpline for advice: 01788 539780.
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Health Action Plans to support people with a learning disability
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: This video is for people with a learning disability on how Health Action Plans can benefit their care.
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Intro to Annual Health Checks for people with a Learning Disability for carers and families
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: A video for carers and families who care for someone with a learning disability, to assist them on understanding more about annual health checks.
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Introduction to Annual Health Checks for people with a Learning Disability
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: This video is for people with a learning disability, to help them understand how an annual health check can help them.
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Oral Health for people with a learning disability
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks/NHS
Type: Film and guidance
Date published: October 2021
Description: This video is for carers of people with a learning disability to assist them manage oral health including discussing smoking, or mouth pain, or changed eating habits.
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Oral Health for people with a learning disability
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: People with diabetes have a higher incidence of periodontal disease. This video is for people with a learning disability to assist them manage their oral health.
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Reasonable adjustments for people with a learning disability
Organisation: Academic Health Science Networks
Type: Film
Date published: Oct 2021
Description: This video is for healthcare professionals working in primary care, to understand more about reasonable adjustments and how they can support people with a learning disability to attend their annual health check.
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See Me - Andrew's Story
Organisation: NHS/Mixit Theatre Group
Type: Film
Date published: August 2021
Description: Reasonable Adjustments: Andrew's story is a powerful awareness video, co-produced after a series incident in a hospital, to promote behavioural change around people with a learning disability. It's an important learning resource about reasonable adjustments and not making assumptions about people with a learning disability.
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Smoking and People with an Intellectual Disability
Organisation: University of Hertfordshire
Type: Article/Research
Date published: Sept 2016
Description: This article explores what is currently known about people with an intellectual disability who smoke and how best to support smoking cessation in those who wish to quit.
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Stop Smoking
Organisation: Macmillan Support
Type: Easy Read guide
Date published: August 2009
Description: An easy read booklet about smoking
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Supporting people with learning disabilities to manage their diabetes with insulin
Organisation: Journal of Diabetes Nursing
Type: Health Education England/National Institute for Health and Care Research | NIHR Article with useful links
Date published: June 2022
Description: The article considers how diabetes management with insulin in people with a learning disability can be facilitated and explores areas for further research.