Time to deliver real change for people with a learning disability and autistic people A new report by NHS Providers calls for immediate action to tackle stigma and the historic underfunding of services for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
The report says the longstanding inequity in the development, commissioning and delivery of these services has harmed the health and wellbeing of these vulnerable groups of individuals, resulting in reduced life expectancy and – in extreme cases – increased risk of abuse.
However the report also highlights the fact that most learning disability and autism services are providing people with good care according to Care Quality Commission, and there are some services rated as outstanding. NHS Providers
See also:
- Getting it right for everyone: meeting the needs of people with a learning disability and autistic people in NHS services NHS Providers
- Making 2020s the decade we deliver real change for people with a learning disability and autism NHS Providers
- Sending learning disabled patients to private hospitals increases risk of abuse, NHS warned The Independent
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