People with learning disabilities can face double discrimination: People from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds who also have learning disabilities face higher levels of healthcare inequalities.
People with a learning disability were six times more likely to die than those without a disability during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, people from black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities died of COVID-19 in disproportionately higher numbers than the white population.
| Publicado en: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 12 - 15 |
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| Formato: | pictorial Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
6/6/2023
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| Sumario: | People with a learning disability were six times more likely to die than those without a disability during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, people from black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities died of COVID-19 in disproportionately higher numbers than the white population. |
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