Report to:                  East Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board

Date:                           28 September 2023.  

By:                              Edel Parsons, NHS Sussex

Title:                           Sussex Learning from Lives and Deaths (LeDeR) Annual Report 2022-23      

Purpose of Report:  To inform the Board of the published Sussex Learning from Lives and Deaths (LeDeR) Annual Report 2023-23.

 

East Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board is recommended to:

1)    Note the content of the report.

 

1. Background

1.1       LeDeR is a service improvement programme for people with a learning disability and autistic people. Established in 2017 and funded by NHS England, it's the first of its kind. LeDeR works to:

·         improve care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

·         reduce health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

·         prevent people with a learning disability and autistic people from early deaths.

 

2. LeDeR reviews

2.1       A LeDeR review looks at key episodes of health and social care the person received that may have been relevant to their overall health outcomes. We look for areas that need improvement and areas of good practice. We use these examples of good practice to share across the country. This helps reduce inequalities in care for people with a learning disability and autistic people. It reduces the number of people dying sooner than they should.

 

2.2       So far, we’ve completed over 13000 reviews. We have found out lots of information and learning on the best way to carry out these reviews. We use the data and evidence to make a real difference to health and social care services across the country.

 

2.3       The LeDeR annual report is published in full and in easy read on the NHS Sussex website: Learning disability and autism - Sussex Health and Care (ics.nhs.uk) and a copy is attached in Appendix 1 of the report.

3          Conclusion and reasons for recommendations

 

3.1       The East Sussex Health & Wellbeing Board is recommended to consider and note the report.

 

 

ALLISON CANNON

NHS Sussex

 

Contact Officer

Edel Parsons, Sussex learning from lives and deaths (LeDeR) programme lead, NHS Sussex.

Email: edel.parsons@nhs.net

Tel: 07766 922639

 

Appendices

Appendix 1 - Sussex Learning from Lives and Deaths (LeDeR) Annual Report 2023-23