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Reducing health inequalities in Scotland: the involvement of people with learning disabilities as national health services reviewers
- Authors:
- CAMPBELL Martin, MARTIN Mike
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 38(1), March 2010, pp.49-58.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Reducing health inequalities is a key priority for the Scottish Government. Health authorities are expected to meet quality targets. The involvement of people with learning disabilities in health service review teams has been one of the initiatives used in by National Health Service Quality Improvement Scotland to empower patients and improve health services. This paper describes this initiative, how it was planned, and an evaluation by health staff, carers and people with learning disabilities. Recommendations are made to ensure the future success of this type of initiative in Scotland and elsewhere. This initiative was evaluated positively and tested traditional assumptions, challenging the power imbalance in patient-provider relationships. The theory and the practice of including people with learning disabilities as 'expert patient' reviewers are discussed.