Consultations - Learning Disability Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025

People living with a disability - Data - Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership.

Learning Disability Consultation for the Strategic Plan

The team spoke with over 160 people during July, August and September. This included:

• People First Members met at groups over two months  
• 25 people came to a Public Meeting  
• 23 providers came to a meeting
• The Learning Disability Team held a meeting.
• We did detailed work with 12 people with the most complex care needs and communication difficulties at Cherry Road 
• 98 people completed an online survey – sent to all Provider Organisations and their user forums. We did two Online Surveys. One for Learning Disability and one for Autism.
• People First Members wrote a letter to the Strategic Planning Group 

Main themes of the consultation

• People with learning disabilities and Autism want to feel empowered to recognise and realise their human rights and to participate in community life free from fear, harassment and abuse.
• There was a real emphasis on health and wellbeing throughout life and on feeling safe at home and in the community.
• The right housing, flexible, good quality support, friendships and relationships, imaginative day opportunities and jobs are all really important to people.

The findings from the consultation were used by the Learning Disability and Autism Planning Groups to write the Strategic Plan for 2022 to 2025 and to decide which things the group should do to plan for and improve Health and Social Care support in Midlothian.

Submit your response online using our consultation portal or in writing to the address below

Learning Disability Strategic Plan