Demographic Characteristics and Hidden History of People with Learning Disabilities course for GPs
This session discusses the health needs and care of people with learning disabilities.
This session was reviewed by Dirk Palet and last updated in July 2018.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Describe the factors influencing the increased prevalence of learning disabilities in the UK
- Recognise the coding issues relevant to creating a register of people with learning disabilities from your practice’s clinical records database
- Describe the health issues faced by people with learning disabilities and the history of their care
This is second of the introduction sessions and is designed to give you the demographic framework and hidden history of people with learning disabilities since the NHS started.
I have been a GP partner for 18 years and in addition to my practice responsibilities I am a Medical Director in an Independent Healthcare provider. I have been involved in the care of adults with Learning disabilities in both secondary care institutions and the community. As part of the RCGP Learning Disabilities group I have represented the College to Department of Health in Good Practice in Cervical and Breast Screening for Women with a Learning Disability and been part of the DoH Task Force for Valuing People.
As a trainer I have been involved in both undergraduate and postgraduate training for doctors in the care of people with learning disabilities. I have been fortunate to have collaborated and been mentored by some truly inspirational people including Phoebe Caldwell and Graham Martin to produce some research and publications regarding ways that care can be improved .
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