Therapy access barriers
Long waiting times and accessibility restrictions for vital psychological therapies for mental health inpatients.
17 items
1 source
6 inquiries
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Mixed across source types and ranked by classifier confidence plus text match strength.
Inquiry recommendation
70match
R96 - Access to mainstream mental health services
SPPG must ensure that people with learning disabilities and autistic people have access to mainstream (i.e. the same services that are available to those without a learning disability) mental health services, with appropriate adjustments for their disabilities.
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terms: acces
Inquiry recommendation
66match
R10 - Access to allied health professionals
It is critical for the wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and autistic people that they are well supported by, and have access to, AHPs including psychologists, speech and language therapists (SALTs), occupational therapists (OTs), podiatrists and dieticians. These AHPs need to be well integrated into daily life in service users’ homes and their recommendations, including positive behaviour...
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terms: acces
Inquiry recommendation
65match
88 - Rehabilitation code for CSA civil claims
The International Underwriting Association of London should take the lead in the production of a code for the benefit of claimants who are bringing civil claims for child sexual abuse. The aim should be to produce a code, comparable to the Rehabilitation Code or for inclusion in that code, with the objective of ensuring that victims and survivors...
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terms: acces, therapy
Inquiry recommendation
62match
R97 - Funded access to primary care
The SPPG must ensure that commissioning includes provision for people with learning disabilities and autistic people cared for in any facility to have fully funded access to primary care services. These may be provided by LD nurse practitioners/LD nurse consultants. Local commissioning groups (LCGs) should monitor this provision.
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terms: acces
Inquiry recommendation
57match
FR-16 - Specialist Therapeutic Support
The Inquiry recommends that the UK government and the Welsh Government introduce a national guarantee that child victims of sexual abuse will be offered specialist and accredited therapeutic support. There should be sufficient supply of these services so that children in all parts of England and Wales can access support in a timely way. These services should be...
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terms: acces
Inquiry recommendation
48match
IBI-A-5a - Severe Psychological Harm
The approach of the Infected Blood Psychology Service is adopted so that both a diagnosis made by a psychiatric professional and a formulation-based opinion of all qualified psychological and counselling professionals are accepted as sufficient evidence of severe psychological harm and that such evidence should qualify a person for a supplementary Severe Health Condition award without the additional...
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Inquiry recommendation
45match
89 - Church funding policy for victim support
The Church of England and the Church in Wales should each introduce a Church-wide policy on the funding and provision of support to victims and survivors of child sexual abuse concerning clergy, Church officers or those with some connection to the Church. The policy should clearly set out the circumstances in which different types of support, including counselling,...
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Inquiry recommendation
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R29 - Psychology input to reduce restrictive practices
All facilities providing residential services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people should provide sufficient psychology input for each patient, to obviate the need for restrictive practices in all but the most exceptional circumstances.
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Inquiry recommendation
40match
81 - Revised damages guidelines for CSA cases
The Judicial College should revise its Guidelines for the Assessment of General Damages in Personal Injury Cases to include a freestanding section on the damages that may be appropriate in cases of child sexual abuse. This new section of the guidelines should advise the court to take into account the nature and severity of the abuse itself, any...
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Inquiry recommendation
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79 - Codes of practice for civil CSA claims
The Local Government Association and the Association of British Insurers should each produce codes of practice for responding to civil claims of child sexual abuse. The codes should include recognition of the long-term emotional and psychiatric or psychological effects of child sexual abuse on victims and survivors, and acknowledgement that these effects may make it difficult for victims...
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Inquiry recommendation
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IBI-A-8a - Supplementary Route for Affected Persons
The Minister give consideration to there being a supplementary route for people affected. This could include opening the supplemental award for severe psychological harm to people affected. He should involve parents, children, siblings, partners and carers, and their legal representatives if wished, in this consideration.
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Inquiry recommendation
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86 - Review CSA support services expenditure (England)
The Chair and Panel recommend that the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office work together to establish current levels of public expenditure, and the effectiveness of that expenditure on services for child victims and adult survivors of child sexual abuse in England.
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Inquiry recommendation
36match
IR2-17 - Bespoke Psychological Service
I recommend that without delay steps be taken to provide a bespoke psychological service in England.
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Inquiry recommendation
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33 - Improve HMIP and IMB evidence gathering and reporting processes
HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Independent Monitoring Boards working within immigration removal centres must ensure that they have robust processes for: obtaining and reporting on an enhanced range of evidence and intelligence from detained people and those who represent or support them, staff and contractors, including that which is received outside of inspections or visits; and reporting on...
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Inquiry recommendation
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HIA-8 - Specialist Care and Assistance Facilities
Sufficient funds should be made available by government on a ring-fenced basis for a fixed period of ten years, subject to a review after five years, to establish dedicated specialist facilities in Belfast, Derry and, if necessary, at other suitable locations across Northern Ireland to provide: (a) general counselling services for those who have suffered abuse as children...
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Inquiry recommendation
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IR2-15 - Support Services for Applicants
I recommend that the scheme should include provision of the following support services to be provided without charge to the applicant: a) an advice and advocacy service, supplemented where necessary by discretionary access to independent legal advice and representation, where necessary and within a pre-authorised budget, to assist and advise applicants; b) a financial, insurance and benefits advice...
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terms: acces
Inquiry recommendation
22match
BRIS-14 - Provide support for patients experiencing anxiety due to increased medical knowledge
Patients should be supported in dealing with the additional anxiety sometimes created by greater knowledge.
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