Mencap Get It Right Charter

East Cheshire NHS Trust has signed up to the Mencap Get It Right Charter

See the person, not the disability

• 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.

For guidance on implementing this pledge, please visit www.mencap.org.uk/gettingitright