Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
Partnership in Practice Agreement - Dundee City Council
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The Seven Pr<strong>in</strong>ciples<br />
People with learn<strong>in</strong>g disabilities should:<br />
• be valued <strong>in</strong> the same way and have the same rights as everyone else<br />
• be seen as <strong>in</strong>dividual people with <strong>in</strong>dividual needs like anyone else, and have<br />
help with writ<strong>in</strong>g, talk<strong>in</strong>g and mak<strong>in</strong>g their ideas heard<br />
• be asked about the services they need and be <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> mak<strong>in</strong>g choices<br />
about what they want<br />
• be helped and supported to do everyth<strong>in</strong>g they can and have services which<br />
allow as much freedom as possible<br />
• be able to use the same local services as everyone else, wherever possible<br />
• have special services if they need them as well as and not <strong>in</strong>stead of general<br />
services<br />
• have services, which take account of their age.<br />
The council, NHS board and their partners recognise that people with a learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
disability and their carers are a diverse group of people and that services need to<br />
take account of peoples age, gender, religion, disability, ethnic background and<br />
sexual preferences.<br />
The <strong>Council</strong>, NHS Board and their partners also recognise the crucial part that<br />
carers play <strong>in</strong> the lives of people with learn<strong>in</strong>g disabilities <strong>in</strong> <strong>Dundee</strong>. This agreement<br />
is <strong>in</strong>tended to reflect the core pr<strong>in</strong>ciple <strong>in</strong> the Scottish Executive report, “The<br />
future of unpaid care <strong>in</strong> Scotland”, that there should be:<br />
• recognition and respect for unpaid carers as key partners and providers <strong>in</strong><br />
the plann<strong>in</strong>g, design and delivery of care.<br />
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