Overview
- Nice (2018) Care & support of people growing older with LD https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng96
- Nutrition Guidance Care Quality Commission Registration Standards - Outcome 5, Regulation 14 – Meeting Nutritional Needs https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/regulations-enforcement/regulation-14-meeting-nutritional-hydration-needs#guidance-links
- NHS Learning Disabilities https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/learning-disabilities/
- PHE Learning Disability Profiles https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/learning-disabilities
- LeDeR Fact Sheet 28 Nutrition and diet https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/leder/2103_Nutrition_PDF.pdf
- GOV.UK Improving healthcare access for people with learning disabilities https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-healthcare-access-for-people-with-learning-disabilities
- Learning Disabilities Observatory 2010 Health Inequalities & People with Learning Disabilities in the UK https://pureportal.strath.ac.uk/files-asset/7402206/vid_7479_IHaL2010_3HealthInequality2010.pdf
- LeDeR Action from Learning https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Action-from-learning-report-2020-1.pdf
Communication
- Accessible Information Standard https://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/accessibleinfo/
- HEE Health literacy ‘how to’ guide https://library.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/08/Health-literacy-how-to-guide.pdf
Mental Capacity Act
Nutritional Health Inequalities
Constipation
- NHS Constipation and people with a learning disability https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/constipation-learning-disability-resources/
- Learning into Action Bulletin, issue 4 Jan 2019 Dying for a poo http://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/sps/leder/ConstipationJANnewsletter.pdf
Antipsychiotic Monitoring accessible patient leaflet
Home Enteral Tube Feeding
BDA Home Enteral Tube Feeding for Adults with a Learning Disability.pdf
Balanced Eating
- Weight loss guide – easy read https://www.cntw.nhs.uk/weight-loss-guide-easy-read/
- Eatwell Guide available from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/742750/Eatwell_Guide_booklet_2018v4.pdf
Diabetes
- Diabetes UK Easy Read resources https://www.diabetes.org.uk/professionals/resources/shared-practice/for-people-with-learning-disability
Weight Management
1500kcal easy read meal plans
1500kcal menu plan week 1
1500kcal menu plan week 2
Learning Disabilities Nutrition and Dietetic Guidance Papers
- NHS Managing weight with a learning disability https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/managing-weight-with-a-learning-disability/
- BDA discussion: (2021) Learning disabilities and healthy weight management https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/weight-management-for-people-with-learning-disabilities.html
- Larkin, A. (2021). The effect of a food provision improvement strategy on the nutritional quality of the menu plans used within residential homes for Adults with Learning Disabilities,
and on the weight of overweight and obese residents. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 34 (Suppl. 1) p. 18. - BDA (2020) What do dietitians need to know when seeing a patient with a Learning Disability? https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/what-do-dietitians-need-to-know-when-seeing-a-patient-with-a-learning-disability.html
- The Nutrition and Hydration Digest 2nd Edition Improving outcomes through food and beverage services (2019) https://www.bda.uk.com/uploads/assets/c24296fe-8b4d-4626-aeebb6cf2d92fccb/NutritionHydrationDigest.pdf
- BDA Autism and Diet: Food Fact Sheet (2018) - https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/autism-diet.html
- Position Paper (2015)– Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics: Nutrition Services for individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities and special care health needs https://nutritionanddisability.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AND-Position-Paper-April-2015.pdf
- BDA (2011) Home Enteral Tube Feeding for Adults with a Learning Disability https://www.bda.uk.com/uploads/assets/029cd5bd-5760-44d5-a246b981b6eed3ed/BDA-Home-Enteral-Tube-Feeding-for-Adults-with-a-Learning-Disability.pdf
- Caroline Walker Trust (2007) – Eating Well for children and adults with LD https://www.cwt.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/EWLDGuidelines.pdf
- Malnutrition Universal Screening Tools https://www.bapen.org.uk/screening-and-must/must-calculator
- PHE Supporting people with learning disabilities to have a healthy diet and be active https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/656264/Social_care_staff_supporting_diet_and_exercise_in_learning_disabilities.pdf
- PHE Making reasonable adjustments to obesity and weight management services for people with learning disabilities https://www.ndti.org.uk/assets/files/Obesity_RA_report_final.pdf
- British Heart Foundation Live with a healthy heart. A DVD and booklet about keeping your heart healthy for people with learning disabilities https://www.choiceforum.org/docs/bhf.pdf
- HEE. Careers in Learning Disability. Real-life story. Dietitian. https://learning-disability.hee.nhs.uk/careers/find-a-role-to-suit-you/allied-health-professions-ahps/dietician/real-life-story-briony/#:~:text=Real-life%20story%3A%20Briony%20I%20worked%20as%20support%20worker%2C,wanted%20a%20role%20bringing%20all%20these%20skills%20together
Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Dietary Management and Exercise https://www.pwsa.co.uk/dietary-management
- Pittsburg Partnership https://pittsburghpartnership.com/downloadable_educational_materia2.htm
Last updated Febraury 2023