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Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities Reasonable Adjustments Workshop. Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott. Reasonable Adjustments. Legal obligation under the Equality Act (2010) CIPOLD found little evidence of reasonable adjustments

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Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

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  1. Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilitiesReasonable Adjustments Workshop Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

  2. Reasonable Adjustments • Legal obligation under the Equality Act (2010) • CIPOLD found little evidence of reasonable adjustments • This was a factor that made people more vulnerable to premature death

  3. Problems • Co-ordinating and attending appointments • Written information • Preparation for investigations • Alan’s story

  4. Good practice • Good practice examples were led by individuals – not systemically embedded • Identifying a person’s needs in hospital • Additional advice, support and easy read information

  5. Recommendations • Reasonable adjustments that individuals need should be clearly identified. • Reasonable adjustments that have been identified should be recorded and audited annually.

  6. The way forward?

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