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Learning disabilities | One Day Essentials | REWIND

This is a recording of a live conference that took place on 8 April 2025. This recording will be available to view until 30 January 2026.

The national learning disability mortality review programme ‘learning from lives and deaths – LeDeR’ has shone a light on the huge health inequalities experienced by this population. This course will cover a variety of topics aiming to help GPs support the health needs and complexity of their patients with a learning disability.

Learning objectives:

To develop understanding of the health inequalities revealed by the learning disability mortality review programme LeDeR
To hear the voice of people with a learning disability and their family carers and the importance of making reasonable adjustments to improve access to care
To consider how to identify people with a learning disability, and to manage high quality care of that population including by the annual health check
To support GPs in considering how to implement the Mental Capacity Act when caring for people with a learning disability
To develop understanding of the multimorbidity experienced by this population and the consequent need for care planning
To gain a greater understanding of the wider MDT supporting the care of people with a learning disability

Topics include:

Down syndrome – including the issues need to be covered in a down syndrome annual health check and reference to the Down Syndrome Act
Audiology – hearing problems – assessment and management in adults with a learning disability
Communication in the GP consultation - inclusive consultations: what works for people with a learning disability
Obstructive sleep apnoea and its importance in learning disability
Family carer perspective
Constipation and its importance for morbidity and mortality in adults with a learning disability
Implementing the Mental Capacity Act and making best interest decisions for adults with a learning disability in primary care
Advance care planning/Daffodil standards/Victoria and Stuart project

Conference Chairs:

Dr Alison Tavare, NHSE SW Learning Disability Collaborative Clinical Lead, Health Innovation West of England Clinical Lead, NCEPOD Clinical Co-ordinator
Dr Kathy Petersen, GP Partner and Strategic clinical lead for mental health, learning disability, neurodivergence and wider determinants

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