Here we explain what can be done by staff to involve people with a learning disability, autistic people and family carers. This could mean people being involved in making decisions about their own support or helping make a decision about how we design services and policies.

You can read about:

• Why it’s important to involve people
• Making information accessible and using the right words
• Making meetings accessible
• Involving people with a learning disability
• Involving autistic people
• Involving family carers and people with complex communication support needs
• Involving children and young people
• Employing people with a learning disability, autistic people and family carers
• Making feedback and complaints systems more accessible

How to get involved with the work at NHS England on learning disability and autism.

• Video – what is a learning disability?
• NHS.uk – what is autism?

If there are other resources you know of that would help staff involve people with a learning disability, autism or both, please email us at engage@nhs.net