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Complain for Change
This Easy Read leaflet explains what to do if you want to complain about the service you have received from a doctor, dentist or optician in the NHS in England. Click here to read the leaflet.
Welcome to the University Hospitals Plymouth webpage for Learning Disabilities. On these pages you will find information for patients, carers/families and hospital staff, information about the Learning Disability Liaison Team at Derriford, and some useful weblinks.
All people with a learning disability have an equal right to healthcare.
All healthcare professionals have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to the treatment they provide to people with a learning disability.
All healthcare professionals should provide a high standard of care and treatment and value the lives of people with a learning disability.
By signing this charter, we pledge to:
make sure that hospital passports are available and used
make sure that all our staff understand and apply the principles of mental capacity laws
appoint a learning disability liaison nurse in our hospital(s)
make sure every eligible person with a learning disability can have an annual health check
provide ongoing learning disability awareness training for all staff
listen to, respect and involve families and carers
provide practical support and information to families and carers
provide information that is accessible for people with a learning disability
display the Getting it right principles for everyone to see
