NHS failing people with learning disabilities, says report

[Northerner]

People with learning disabilities are dying on average 16 years earlier than they should, because the NHS does not properly investigate and treat their physical complaints, an inquiry has found.

A confidential inquiry into deaths in the south-west, carried out by Bristol University academics and funded by the Department of Health, has revealed stark inequalities and recommends the creation of a review body to investigate and monitor learning disability deaths across the UK.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/19/nhs-failing-people-disabilities-report

 

[trophywench]

Interesting. Was at a hospital recently and in the diabetes clinic, there was a DSN who actually dealt specifically with people with Learning Diabilities.

Redesigned instruction shhets with pictures instead of words, much longer appointment times ... not rocket science exactly.

Rarer than hen's teeth? No - much rarer than that - the only one in the whole of the NHS !