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What stops doctors doing annual health checks?
- Authors:
- WALMSLEY Jan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Learning Disability Today, June 2011, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities were introduced in 2009. The findings of research into GP's experiences of offering annual health checks in Oxfordshire are reported. Of the six GP's interviewed only two practices had completed checks for over 50% of the people eligible. My Life My Choice champions, all people with learning disabilities, also visited three of the six practices and reported on the welcome they received.
Doing what mum wants me to do: looking at family relationships from the point of view of people with intellectual disabilities
- Author:
- WALMSLEY Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 9(4), 1996, pp.324-341.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Examines what some adults with intellectual disabilities have to say about relationships with their parents. The data arises from biographical interviews with 22 adults. It demonstrates that when adults with intellectual disabilities are asked to speak about relationships they present views which challenge some stereotypical views about care and dependency. The paper concludes with some observations on implications for professionals working with adults with disabilities and their families.