Table 4 Safety issues relevant to the care of children and young people with learning disabilities
Theme | Sub themes |
|---|---|
CYP | Challenging behaviour |
Difficulties maintaining personal safety and/or reporting abuse | |
Communication impairment | |
Physical impairment - risks with moving and handling | |
Feeding - risk of choking | |
Need for routine/familiarity | |
Complexity of care/co-morbidities/medication regimes | |
Lack of understanding | |
Equipment | Lack of appropriate equipment |
Staff | Reliance on parents |
Lack of familiarity with moving and handling | |
Lack of time | |
Environment | Inappropriate space |
Other people | May pose a risk to physical safety of CYP with LD |
Information | Lack of hospital passport |
Lack of information sharing | |
Insufficient risk assessment |