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We will regularly add to this section news that relates to the health and well-being of people with learning disabilities.
Clinical guidelines contribute to the health inequalities experienced by individuals with learning disabilities
Clinical guidelines are likely to further widen the health inequities experienced by persons with intellectual disabilities, and other disadvantaged groups, by being preferentially advantageous to the general population.
GPs think people with learning disabilities receive poorer healthcare
Two-thirds of GPs think people with learning disabilities receive poorer healthcare than other patients, the results of a GMC survey suggest.
Good Healthcare for All
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities has published a booklet Alison Giraud-Saunders has written for people with learning disabilities, family carers and supporters about how to get the best out of the mainstream NHS.
Increasing the number and quality of health checks
This event on the 19th July in Reading will include the launch of the health check data from 2011/12.
Prevalence of ASD in Eight Year Old American Children
A new report from the US by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that 11.3 per 1,000 (one in 88) eight year old children had Autistic Spectrum Disorders in 2008. Of these, 38% also has learning disabilities.
Increasing the number and quality of health checks
This event is designed to give participants the knowledge and tools to increase good quality health checks for people with learning disabilities in their area, and make the most of the Directed Enhanced Service.
The South West Acute Liaison Nurse Business Case (final draft)
This business case is avaible on the discussion section of the website. Trevor Eardley and ...
Learning Disability Health Profile Launch
Today we are launching our draft health profiles. The profiles include a wide range of data about people with learning disabilities and can show you how your area is doing compared to the national and regional average.
First National Autism Self Assessment initial findings published
The initial findings of the first national self assessment of Autism Services was published today by the Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory.
Getting better health information for people and families
This event is about how we can get better health information for people with learning disabilities and families. We want to tell you what health information is already out there that you can use. We want to think about how we best use this information. We want to find out what else would be helpful.