title: Improving care for people with learning disabilities.
abstract: People with learning disabilities have poorer health than the general population and experience health inequalities - partly as a result of problems with accessing health services. Health services have a duty to address health inequalities, by making reasonable adjustments to their services so they are more accessible to people with learning disabilities, but this does not always happen. Failure to make reasonable adjustments can have significant adverse effects for people with learning disabilities and their families. Nurses are well placed to implement reasonable adjustments, many of which are simple to do and can save lives.
authors.affiliation: National Development Team for Inclusion, Bath.
authors.forename: Sue
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000451:nursing*; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D054625:Healthcare Disparities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000451:nursing*; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000451:nursing*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Health action plans; health inequalities; healthcare services; learning disabilities; reasonable adjustments