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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.
New study estimates autism prevalence among adults with learning disability
Adults with a more severe learning disability also have a greater likelihood of having autism according to today's report; Estimating the Prevalence of Autism Spectrum Conditions in Adults: Extending the 2007 Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey.
Getting better health information for people and families
We are running another event on this subject on the 26th April in Burnley.
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 want 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.
Monitoring Local Health Need - Getting Better Local Data
There will be another event on this subject on the 23rd May
Monitoring Local Health Need - Getting Better Local Data
This event is designed to give participants the knowledge and tools to make the best use of data collected locally (e.g., in primary care settings). We will also talk about how to make better use of national and local data to improve services and reduce the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities.
Ben Dyson, Director of Policy, Commissioning and Primary Care at the Department of Health will attend the event to help us launch People with Learning Disabilities 2011, our annual publication which summarises all the national data available about people with learning disabilities in England.
Monitoring Local Health Need. Getting Better Local Data
The presentations for the event on the 24th January can now be downloaded from the website.
Future Need for Social Care
IHaL has published a report on the future need for adult social care among people with learning disabilities in England.
Frequently asked questions
The frequently asked questions page now has some frequently asked questions that self-advocates have asked.
Frequently asked questions
The frequently asked questions page now has some frequently asked questions that family carers have asked.
Partnership board reports published
The Learning Disabilities Observatory has published the annual reports submitted by Learning Disability Partnership Boards.
These can all be found at on this site at the Partnership Board Reports homepage