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Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities Identifying patients with learning disabilities Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

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Page 1: Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities Identifying patients with learning disabilities Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities

Identifying patients with learning disabilities

Pauline HeslopAnna Marriott

Page 2: Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities Identifying patients with learning disabilities Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

Identifying patients with learning disabilities

• One of the key recommendations of the Michael report in 2008.

• The CI highlighted the continuing need to identify people with learning disabilities in healthcare settings to avoid their serious disadvantage.

Page 3: Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities Identifying patients with learning disabilities Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

Key issues

• Lack of identification in:• GP referral letters• Hospital record systems

• Lack of awareness that reasonable adjustments might be required.

• Limited ability to extract data about people with learning disabilities.

Page 4: Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities Identifying patients with learning disabilities Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

Impact of not identifying patients• Reasonable adjustments not

provided.• Poor access to healthcare

services.• Missed appointments, with

associated cost.• Unable to extract data about

people with learning disabilities to feed into JSNAs.

• Lack of intelligence to support commissioning priorities.

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Page 5: Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities Identifying patients with learning disabilities Pauline Heslop Anna Marriott

Considerations

• Patient sensitivities.

• Effective data sharing protocols.

• Systems must be flexible enough to respond to the information.

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The way forward?