Report links avoidable deaths to shortage of specialist nurses: Learning Disability Mortality Review cites lack of understanding of patients' requirements among staff in acute hospitals.
A lack of understanding about learning disabilities and autism in acute care is contributing to avoidable deaths, according to the annual Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR). The report found that the proportion of avoidable deaths in England for this group remains well above the figure for...
| Published in: | Learning Disability Practice Vol. 27; no. 1; pp. 6 - 7 |
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| Format: | brief item pictorial Journal Article |
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Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The)
Feb2024
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| Summary: | A lack of understanding about learning disabilities and autism in acute care is contributing to avoidable deaths, according to the annual Learning Disability Mortality Review (LeDeR). The report found that the proportion of avoidable deaths in England for this group remains well above the figure for the wider population, prompting calls for consistent learning disability nursing provision across the NHS. |
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