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Dear Shazia, Hope the following helps you: Mir, G. et al. 2001. Learning Difficulties and Ethnicity. London. Dept of Health. "The Centre for Research in Primary Care at the University of Leeds was commissioned by the Department of Health to conduct a scoping study of services for people with learning difficulties from minority ethnic communities. The study consisted of a review of the literature and interviews with key respondents. Empowerment for communities requires that policies, principles and services be developed, in partnership with those communities, to meet the needs of people with learning difficulties and their carers more appropriately. Individuals are empowered through services which recognise their needs, including cultural needs, and offer information, choices and involvement in decision-making. Advocacy services are needed in order to access appropriate services and provide support to individuals to adopt roles that are appropriate within their own communities. Much information is already available about the needs of people from minority ethnic communities, though gaps remain (particularly in relation to the views of people with learning difficulties themselves). What is needed, now, is a commitment to develop services to address those needs." O'Hara, J. 2003. Learning disabilities and ethnicity: achieving cultural competence. Advances in Psychiatric Treatment. (9) p.166-176 "Despite the higher prevalence of learning disabilities among some minority ethnic communities and the greater burden of care, families from minority ethnic communities with a member who has learning disabilities are doubly disadvantaged as a result of racial discrimination and culturally inappropriate forms of care and service provision. This paper looks at the issue of discrimination, as well as the generally negative attitudes towards people with learning disabilities, and synthesises these into the concept of 'double jeopardy'. It concludes by proposing ways of developing cultural competence in the delivery of care to this population." Weaver, L. 2003. A snapshot of service provision to people with learning disabilities from ethnic minority communities: A preliminary mapping exercise for Greater Glasgow. Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust. "In response to the requirements under the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 and the Fair For All HDL (2000) 51, there is a need for services to begin to map out the health experiences and needs of minority ethnic people with learning disability and respond appropriately. The National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health and Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust welcome this initial assessment within the Greater Glasgow area. We hope it will lead to further collaboration with the Glasgow Learning Disability Partnership which will start to address the unmet needs of these marginalizedcommunities both locally and within Scotland as a whole." Craig Colahan -----Original Message----- From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ahmed, Shazia Sent: 28 January 2009 16:10 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: query on access to Learning disabilities service by BME community Hi, I am currently doing a review on access to health care for people with learning disabilities in UK. The main focus of the review will look at what are the needs, attitudes and experiences of people with learning disabilities from the BME communities in accessing learning disability services. I would appreciate any information,comments or thoughts that you have on the subject. I am also interested in finding out what are the current and projected numbers of people from new communities in England requiring support from learning disabilities services? Thanks Kind Regards, Shazia Ahmed Researcher at CHSCI at University of Wolverhampton ________________________________ Scanned by iCritical. 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