Health Promotion Perspectives for Adults with Learning Disabilities CONCLUSION
المؤلف:
DEBRA FEARNS, JACKIE KELLY, PAUL MALORET, MALCOLM McIVER AND TRACEY-JO SIMPSON
المصدر:
Caring for People with Learning Disabilities
الجزء والصفحة:
P119-C7
2025-10-20
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Health Promotion Perspectives for Adults with Learning Disabilities CONCLUSION
Adults with learning disabilities have more unmet healthcare needs than the general population, yet face barriers in accessing primary and secondary health services. Despite recent government reports and initiatives, much remains to be done to improve access to services. These include challenging physical barriers as well as attitudinal barriers. Valuing People (Department of Health 2001a) sets out key points that need improvement, but inclusion in health screening and surveillance, health promotion and access to generic services remain a challenge. As carers and students, we need to work cooperatively with professionals and organizations to increase knowledge and awareness of the health needs of adults with learning disabilities and how these can be best addressed. Health facilitators and Patients Advice and Liaison Services (PALS) can help make a difference. However, real change will come from learning disability nurses, students and carers advocating for change and educating health professionals in understanding the needs of people with learning disabilities.
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