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Health inequalities and people with learning disabilities in the UK
- Authors:
- EMERSON Eric, BAINES Susannah
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 16(1), January 2011, pp.42-48.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This report, designed to assist primary, acute and specialist NHS trusts in fulfilling their responsibilities for meeting the health needs of people with learning disabilities, summarises recent evidence from the UK on the health status of people with learning disabilities. It notes that people with learning disabilities have poorer health than their non-disabled peers and that the health inequalities they face start early in life, and draws attention to aspects of health where people with learning disabilities fare particularly poorly. It looks at inequalities in health status, summarising the available UK research literature on the health status and needs of children and adults with learning disabilities since 2002. It also discusses determinants of health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities, covering increased risk of exposure to social determinants of health, increased risk associated with specific genetic and biological causes of learning disabilities, communication difficulties and reduced health literacy, personal health risks and behaviours, and deficiencies in access to and quality of health care provision. The authors conclude by suggesting actions which can be taken to respond to the health inequalities identified.
England’s most disadvantaged groups: people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 11
- Place of publication:
- London
This spotlight report focusses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, drawing on the findings from Is England Fairer? (Equality and Human Rights Commission, 2016). It examines the experiences of people with learning disabilities in relation to education, work, health and care, and prisons. There is increased recognition of the disadvantages that people with learning disabilities face. However, change has been slow and many people with learning disabilities are still ‘cared for’ rather than ‘supported with’. The result is that many learning disabled people are still excluded and continue to face inequality in every aspect of their lives. The report indicates that a greater number of learning disabled people are currently in higher education than in previous years. However, six months after qualifying, leavers with a specific learning disability were less likely to be in full-time work. People with learning disabilities have also considerably poorer health than the general population and they are not correctly identified and supported by the criminal justice system. (Edited publisher abstract)
Health inequalities experienced by children and young people with intellectual disabilities: a review of literature from the United Kingdom
- Authors:
- ALLERTON Lindsay A., WELSH Vicki, EMERSON Eric
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 15(4), December 2011, pp.269-278.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
Evidence has highlighted that not only do people with intellectual disabilities have poorer health, but that the differences in health status are to a significant extent avoidable and consequently unjust. The aim of this literature review is to synthesise evidence on the prevalence and determinants of health conditions and impairments among children and young people with intellectual disability in the United Kingdom. Several databases were systematically searched for relevant studies published in 2010-2011. In addition, evidence from a 2002 and a 2010 literature review on health inequalities among individuals of all ages with intellectual disability was also reviewed. The review concludes that children with intellectual disability in the UK are likely to experience health inequalities in a number of areas, specifically in relation to health conditions that may increase the risk of serious ill health in later life, reduce quality of life, and act as barriers to social inclusion. The evidence suggests that these health inequalities are associated with several preventable environmental determinants.
Equalities scoping study
- Author:
- FOUNDATION FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 23p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Office of the National Co-Directors for Learning Disability asked the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities to look at whether the experiences of adults with learning disabilities and their families were getting better in the context of Valuing People Now and its associated Equality Impact Assessment. Databases and other resources were used to identify articles, reports, websites and information focusing on specific topics in relation to people with learning disabilities: ageing and older people; gender; sexual orientation and identity; religion, belief and spirituality; race, culture and ethnicity; and relationships, sex and parenting. For each topic, the report sets out evidence of action or change since January 2009, emerging issues, and examples of good practice. The report includes brief discussion of the issues raised.