PAMHS
Promoting Access to Main Stream Health Services
Services the PAMHS Department offer:
Health Promotion
The PAMHS department help people who have a learning disability improve their health and stay well
They teach lots of things like:
Nutrition and diet
Mental health
Health checks and screening such as breast awareness and bowel screening
Continence
Behavior intervention
Life skills including social and personal care
Training can be done with just one person with a learning disability and a nurse or in a group
The PAMHS Department support people to access NHS services like doctors surgeries, the hospital, the dentist and the opticians
Health and Learning Disability Training
The PAMHS Department provides training for medical staff on issues like:
Consent to treatment in relation to the Mental Capacity Act
Learning Disability Awareness
and Health Awareness
They provide advice and support to GP practices to deliver annual health checks (DES)
They create and provide accessible health information for people with learning disabilities, their carers and other health staff
They also give information to health care providers who want to improve their care for people with learning disabilities