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Briefing on the findings of the confidential inquiry into the premature deaths of people with a learning disability: executive summary
- Author:
- MENCAP
- Publisher:
- Mencap
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
The Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with a learning disability was commissioned by the Department of Health in 2010 to look at deaths of people with a learning disability. On March 20th 2013, the Confidential Inquiry published the findings of its two year investigation. In total, the Inquiry examined the factors leading up to the deaths of 247 people with a learning disability in the South West of England. As expected, the Inquiry found evidence that showed people with a learning disability are still not receiving equal healthcare in all NHS settings. The Inquiry found that 37% would have been potentially avoidable if good quality healthcare had been provided. The most common reasons for premature deaths were problems with investigating and assessing the cause of illness and delays or problems with treatment. Whilst a number of recommendations are made as to what can be done to improve healthcare for people with a learning disability and reduce the number of premature deaths, the key call from the Inquiry is for a continued mortality review for people with a learning disability at a national and local level. (Edited publisher abstract)