The Health Action Group works to make sure health services for people with learning disabilities and those with multiple, complex or profound needs are more accessible and effective so that people stay as healthy as possible.

This can be achieved by:

• providing person-centred care
• improving access
• raising awareness
• treating everyone with a learning disability with respect and dignity
• making reasonable adjustments
• revising, monitoring and reviewing standards of care
• raising quality and standards of care
• monitoring progress
• using learning to improve services

These ideas are linked to the Pan Dorset Big Plan 2018-2026. Please note that this document has been extended to 2026. A new version is currently being drafted and will be relaunched in the summer of 2026.

The Health Action Group and the Big Plan 'Staying Healthy' work reports into both the Dorset Council and the BCP Council Learning DisabilityDisabilityA physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on an individual’s ability to do normal daily activities. Partnership Boards.

The role of the Learning DisabilityDisabilityA physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on an individual’s ability to do normal daily activities. Partnership Board (LDPB) is to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities by:

• promoting their independence, choice, rights and inclusion
• ensuring they are treated as equal citizens with access to mainstream services such as health, housing, employment and education
• ensuring outside bodies consult with the LDPB as their main source of information when planning and making decisions that affect the lives of people with learning disabilities.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Learning Disability Partnership Board