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The health of people with learning disabilities in the UK: evidence and implications for the NHS
- Authors:
- ELLIOT Johan, HATTON Chris, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 11(3), June 2003, pp.9-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Presents a comprehensive review of the UK research literature on the health needs of people with learning disabilities, and the response of mainstream health services to those health needs. Searches were conducted on computerised databases Medline and PsycInfo; hand searches of publications; and consultation with UK researches in the field of health and people with learning difficulties. Publications written in English, focusing on matters relating to health among people with learning difficulties in the UK, published in peer-reviewed journals from 1990 onwards were included in the review. Evidence from the review demonstrated that people with learning difficulties in the UK have significantly poorer health than the UK population generally. Despite these health needs, people with learning difficulties receive poorer support from mainstream health services, across primary care, hospital services and screening programmes.