Case studies

Read the inspiring (and surprising) stories for different users of Hear Me Now, and the impact it’s had on adults with learning disabilities and their communities.

Max with his carer
  • Care Plan
  • Complex needs
  • Digital Passport
  • Handover
  • Seizures

Max - Holding Everything in one Place

Max is profoundly disabled. That doesn’t prevent him engaging with and benefiting from Hear Me Now every day, with his family and his carers.

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Man brushing his teeth
  • Articulate Preferences
  • Independent Living
  • Reducing costs
  • Sequencing

Raf - Increasing Independence

Raf uses HMN when he is showering. It reminds him of the process when he is in the shower.

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Martin being recorded in Hear Me Now
  • Diabetes
  • Live Updates
  • Saving Time
  • Self-Confidence

Martin - Managing Diabetes

Martin Robson is a service user at Millers Day Centre. He’s Diabetic, and is also a keen Drama enthusiast.

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Lenny being interviewed
  • Articulate Emotions
  • Blood Pressure
  • Diabetes
  • Medication Adherence

Lennie - Medication Adherence

Lennie is an in-patient at Humber NHS Trust. Lennie has learning difficulties, as well suffering from Diabetes and high blood pressure.

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Carl and his dad
  • Daily Record
  • Day Service
  • Epilepsy
  • Family
  • Health Changes

Carl - Managing Health Changes

Carl Barron is a service user at Millers Day Centre. He’s epileptic, loves photography, and is also an enthusiastic Hear Me Now user.

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Matthew prosser with his parents
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Complex needs
  • Epilepsy
  • Handover

Matthew – In Memory

This is the story of Matthew and his family who inspired the creation of My Health Guide (now Hear Me Now).

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A man reading a book with his carer
  • About Me
  • Posture Management
  • Reducing Hospital Care
  • Renal

John - Managing Posture

John has a few physical challenges that mean he needs to be a specific position to be able to eat and drink easily.

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Crutches leaning against a wall
  • Anxiety
  • Primary Care
  • Reducing costs
  • Reducing Hospital Care

Tanya - Reducing Anxiety

Use of HMN saved GP time, increased service efficiency and reduced the levels of anxiety experienced by Tanya whilst maintaining high quality care. 

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A woman in a hospital gown smiling
  • About Me
  • Posture Management
  • Reducing Hospital Care
  • Renal

Sophie - Reducing Hospital Stay

Stays in acute hospitals can be long and the outcome for people with a learning disability can be poor.

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A woman kissing a man
  • Epilepsy
  • Reducing Hospital Care
  • Seizures
  • STOMP
  • Transfer of Care

Lucy – Preventing Improper Treatment

When you are not aware of the situation but you want your voice heard it can be tricky to get the care you want and not have the care you do not want.

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Woman in a wheelchair
  • Asthma
  • Calendar
  • Medication Adherence
  • Primary Care
  • Reducing costs

Freya - Improving Asthma Self-Management

Compliance with medication and effectively self-managing care are two of the most efficient ways of treating long term conditions.

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Man looking at a tablet
  • Anxiety
  • Appointments
  • Asperger's
  • Non Verbal
  • Primary Care

Finn - Improved GP Appointment

Finn has a learning disability and diagnosis of aspergers syndrome. He struggles with making friends and societal boundaries.

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Helen in her kitchen pouring milk
  • Food Diary
  • Independent Living
  • Weight Management

Helen - Food Management

From controlling her own weight loss to keeping her fiancé in check, Helen Edwards is delighted with how her new digital health app is helping her to manage her life!

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