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The hospital work
- Author:
- ARCHER Phillip
- Journal article citation:
- Community Connecting, 1, Summer 2005, p.15.
- Publisher:
- Community Connecting
Sometimes people with learning difficulties find it very hard if they have to go into hospital when they are unwell. Reports on a book produced by Barnet Hospital, which involved social care services, people with learning difficulties and their families, and aims to help people with learning difficulties to communicate their personal care needs and other information.
Bron's legacy - a lesson that must not be ignored
- Authors:
- FLYNN Margaret, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Llais, 77, Summer 2005, pp.3-7.
- Publisher:
- Learning Disability Wales
This article describes Cartrefi Cymru's experience of supporting a tenant with a learning disability in secondary care. It presents a diary of events towards the end of the clients life, and raises concerns about practice at the interface of health and social care in Wales.
Hospital utilization among persons with an intellectual disability, Ontario, Canada, 1995-2001
- Authors:
- BALOGH Robert S., HUNTER Duncan, OUELLETTE-KUNTZ Hélène
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 18(2), June 2005, pp.181-190.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
It has been suggested that persons with an intellectual disability consume a disproportionate amount of hospital services. Policy changes in Ontario in the 1970s and 1980s made it necessary for community health services to accommodate this population that formerly received most of its medical care in the institutions where they lived. It is frequently suggested that community health services are currently inadequate to care for this population. The study was a retrospective analysis of routinely collected hospitalization data for persons living in Ontario with an intellectual disability, between 1995 and 2001. A substantial proportion of hospitalizations of persons with an intellectual disability were for mental disorders and dental diseases. Of all in-hospital stays, one-third were for mental disorders such as schizophrenia and depression. Of all day-surgery admissions, almost 40% were for dental diseases corresponding to a high rate of dental procedures. The study also identified high ambulatory care-sensitive condition hospitalization rates. In-hospital surgical procedure rates, however, were low. A recurring finding is the large discrepancy between statistics for persons with an intellectual disability and published data for the general population. The study limitations mean further research is required to confirm the results and to determine if persons with an intellectual disability are receiving the health care they are entitled to in Ontario.