Research and statistics on health
People with a learning disability tend to have poorer physical and mental health than the general population.
Health and people with a learning disability
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.
As well as this, 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 2 main topics:
- Health inequalities
- Mental health
Read more about each of these topics below.
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.