Profound Impact Day
People with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) are, like everyone, unique individuals.
Like everyone, they need inclusion,
respect
Respect means showing someone you think about someone's feelings, wishes or
rights
Rights are the things everyone should be allowed to do like have a say, or go to school.
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and with the right support are able to live fulfilling lives.
For Profound Impact Day on 21 May 2019, along with PAMIS, PMLD Link and Centre 404, we focused on the issues facing people with PMLD in hospital, which tied in with our Treat Me Well campaign.
We know there are huge issues in hospital with how healthcare professionals involve people with PMLD and their carers in partnership. We want to challenge this.
What we want
Alongside PAMIS, PMLD Link and Centre 404 we wanted to use Profound Impact Day to:
- help healthcare professionals understand the importance of working in partnership with people with PMLD and their supporters, and how to make this happen
- equip people with PMLD and their supporters to feel prepared for a hospital visit and understand their rights in hospital.
Resources to help you
We've created a number of resources to improve the experiences people with PMLD, as well their supporters and the healthcare workers treating them, have in hospital.
The resources are:
Created in partnership
These resources have been created in partnership with PAMIS, PMLD Link and Centre 404.
Watch and share our video
We brought together people with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), their supporters and healthcare professionals to discuss how working in partnership can help improve the experiences of hospital care for people with PMLD.
