Written Question · S3W-27070 · Session 3
What support is being given to local authorities and NHS boards to continue the funding of preventative services for people with learning d…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is being given to local authorities and NHS boards to continue the funding of preventative services for people with learning disabilities and their carers, given the emphasis on critical and substantial risk in the draft national eligibility criteria for adult social care and waiting times for personal and nursing care.
The answer
The Scottish Government is producing guidance for local statutory organisations to support them in developing plans for learning disability services based on outcomes for service users. The guidance will support the role of anticipatory and preventative services in delivering quality of life outcomes for people with learning disabilities. This will be issued in October.
Self directed support is one route for accessing preventative support. We are funding three Self Directed Support Local Authority test site areas and a project within NHS Lothian that are investigating preventive interventions with service users, including people with learning disabilities.
In addition the Scottish Government has provided funding to the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability for a Local Area Co-ordinator national development worker. The national development worker will work to promote the local area co-ordinator role to support individuals with learning disabilities and their families and to strengthen communities'' capacity to be inclusive.
With regards to the draft national criteria I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27069 on 17 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
Self directed support is one route for accessing preventative support. We are funding three Self Directed Support Local Authority test site areas and a project within NHS Lothian that are investigating preventive interventions with service users, including people with learning disabilities.
In addition the Scottish Government has provided funding to the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability for a Local Area Co-ordinator national development worker. The national development worker will work to promote the local area co-ordinator role to support individuals with learning disabilities and their families and to strengthen communities'' capacity to be inclusive.
With regards to the draft national criteria I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-27069 on 17 September 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-27070 by reference.