Learning Disability community services are working closely with South Tyneside Foundation Trust to ensure we provide accessible information to people with learning disabilities and their carers on end of life and palliative care.

We are building a series of resources on the main site for people with learning disabilities but also wanted to provide as much information about our services and best practice when supporting people with learning disabilities for professionals too.

Please take a look at the information below.

We also recommend using the Deciding Right website. please see link below. You will find some excellent resources here that are in an easy read format for your patients with a learning disability.

Please click on the video here to learn from the Stop dying too young group, where you will see how important it is for people with a learning disability to be involved in all decisions especially when reaching end of life.

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Decide Right Regional Forms – Norther Cancer Alliance Northern Cancer Alliance

Using the Mental Capacity Act

The new film explains the principals of the Mental Capacity Act and how they work in practice for people who may lack capacity. It also looks at how the Act supports everyone to plan for their future, when they may lack capacity.

Film: Using the MCA

SCIE’s MCA resource