The Quality Research & Service Development Team (QRSDT) is responsible for work on quality and research within the Manchester Learning Disability Partnership. The Quality Team Members are Researchers, Quality Development Officers and workers seconded to specific projects. While the team leads this work, service quality and development are regarded as important responsibilities for everyone in the service. MLDP staff are encouraged to evaluate their practice, do small scale research and use research findings to improve practice. The QRSDT provides support to do this.
Service quality is also informed by Think Quality (TQ), a group of people who use our services. They meet monthly to discuss inclusion, service quality and quality of life issues.
The key to high quality support for individuals in the MLDP is through person centred thinking and person centred approaches. The Quality Development Team leads on person centred planning work involving other providers, parents and carer, support groups and people themselves. We regularly promote this work and approach to services in Manchester through the Learning Disability Partnership Board.
A number of simple frameworks have been developed to further this aim.
Better Day Plans,
Health Action Plans
Traffic Light Passport - for use in acute hospitals and other mainstream
services.
Thinking about retirement – helping people move on from full time day service provision.
Working with families,
Transition planning,
Involving People in choosing their own staff.
A Llistening book for facilitators.
When I Die - A Person Centred End of Life Care Pathway
Publications
For further information about some of these approaches a resource pack is available
Steps Towards Genuine Living.
Contact Anna at anna@mldp.org.uk for details.
Reports
Involving People –policy, protocol and training programme for people to be involved as volunteers in staff selection panels.
When I Die- A Person Centred End of Life Care Pathway, July 2007
The book of the service:
Developing and Managing High Quality Services for
People with Learning Disabilities: Manchester's Joint Service.
Edited by Mark Burton and Mike Kellaway
September 1998 219 x 153 mm
328 pages Hardback
978-1-85742-378-5
