EQUAL TREATMENT: Collection of Good Practice in equal treatment of people with intellectual disabilities in secondary and tertiary healthcare
Introduction to the Project Equal Treatment Equal
Treatment is an ERASMUS+ funded project with the aim to improve the access of people with intellectual disabilities to secondary and tertiary health care through inclusive European policies in healthcare services; training of healthcare staff on interacting with patients with intellectual disabilities and; stronger collaboration between healthcare staff and professional supporters.
The project cycle goes from 2022 to 2024. It focuses on one main topic: supported rights and access of people with intellectual disabilities to secondary and tertiary healthcare services.
The expected results of the project are:
1. More effective policies on people with intellectual disabilities inclusion in healthcare services
2. Lower barriers for people with intellectual disabilities to access healthcare services
3. More effective training of healthcare staff to interact with people with intellectual disabilities
4. Stronger and better collaboration between healthcare staff and other professional supporters
Target Groups and project beneficiaries: Doctors, Nurses, Administrative staff in secondary and tertiary Health Care services; Educators, Psychologists, Social workers, etc. supporting people with intellectual disabilities (Professional Supporters); People with intellectual disability.
Abstract (aim, findings, conclusions)
This document is a collection of good practices gathered as part of the analysis activities carried out by the Equal Treatment project’s partners (refer to document’s cover for institutions participating in the project) aiming at bringing to light the main issues and barriers to equal treatment of people with intellectual disabilities in secondary and tertiary healthcare. The methodology followed to proceed gathering these good practices and their analysis is detailed in the document together with the main findings. Relevant barriers identified include a lack of effective policies in place in hospitals to ensure reasonable adjustments, issues in communication between healthcare staff and patients with intellectual disabilities and a lack of training of healthcare staff in the field of intellectual disability. The conclusions include a first set of policy recommendations which will serve as a basis to develop the final policy recommendations to be included in the final report.
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