Identifying early signs of worsening health in a person with a learning disability – specific training for family carers

16/02/2021

The information below is from NHS England about training for family carers supporting a child with a learning disability over the age of 16.  The training will support family carers to identify when there is a change in the health of a person with a learning disability.  It is often difficult to identify such changes and this can mean that there is a delay in identifying when somebody with a learning disability is unwell.  This can delay treatment and sometimes mean that the person becomes very poorly.  This training will help family carers to ensure that indivdiuals with learning disabilities access the health care they need when they need it.

'The NHS England and NHS Improvement Learning Disability and Autism Programme is inviting family carers to take part in a workshop. Attending the workshop will help you to be able to identify when the person you care for is becoming more unwell (deteriorating health) and how to tell a health professional about that. The workshop is free and only for parents with children over the age of 16.

RESTORE2™ mini is an award winning tool specifically designed for carers to help you to identify soft signs that someone you care for may be unwell and what you should do next. This version of Restore2min™ has been specially adapted for people caring for those with a learning disability.

We are inviting family carers to take part in this important one off 90 minute training session which will help you to identify soft signs of deterioration and then seek the right help at the right time.

What you’ll learn

• how to identify soft signs of deterioration
• how to use a simple communication tool (SBARD) to communicate effectively with health care professionals so you can get the help you need at the right time

How long is the training?

The training takes about 90 minutes

When is the training?

We are offering the training every working day from Tuesday 23rd February to Friday 31^st March 2021 at different times in the day. There are over 30 sessions for you to choose from. The link below will direct you to the NHS England and NHS Improvement events page where you will be able to select your preferred day and time. There are limited places for each training slot, so please register early to make sure you get the date and time you want.

Please click this link to register your place on the training. '