Health and people with a learning disability
People with a learning disability tend to have poorer physical and mental health than the general population. Health inequalities that people with a learning disability can experience Experience is when you have learned or tried something before. are partly caused by poor quality healthcare.
Health research
There are a number of health conditions that people with a learning disability are more likely to experience, including epilepsy and dementia.
We have put research and statistics on health and learning disability into two main topics, health inequalities and mental health, click the links below to find out more.
Health inequalities
Research shows that people with a learning disability have worse health than people without a learning disability, and are more likely to experience a number of health conditions.
Mental health
Find out more about research into mental health, and why people with a learning disability can be more likely to experience poor mental health.
Getting the right care in hospital
Find information and guidance Guidance means being given clear instructions to be able to do something well. on getting the right care for people with a learning disability in hospital.