Learning Disabilities
This toolkit brings together a range of resources to promote understanding about what it is like to live with a learning disability, allowing healthcare professionals to adjust the care they deliver and helping people with a Learning Disabilities accesses the services they need.
Abstract
For many people, accessing the healthcare system remains a frightening experience they are confronted by new environments, meet unfamiliar people, and don't know what to expect. These fears may be compounded when the person coming into hospital already has other needs, such as a mental health condition, dementia, or a learning disability. Such conditions can affect the person's perceptions or understanding of hospital experiences. This toolkit [6] brings together a range of resources to promote understanding about what it?s like to live with a learning disability, allowing healthcare professionals to adjust the care they deliver and helping people with a learning disability accesses the services they need. Sue Read, Professor of Learning Disabilities, Keele University said: