Title
Re: Meeting the needs of patients with learning disabilities
UMMS Affiliation
Shriver Center
Publication Date
2013-07-11
Document Type
Response or Comment
Disciplines
Epidemiology | Mental and Social Health | Psychiatry and Psychology
Abstract
While the recommendations for remediation of systemic quality issues made by the Confidential Inquiry into Premature Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities have great value and should be acted upon in the short term, the process of inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities in the U.K. should not be considered complete. Implementation of these recommendations is only the first step for establishing a more robust system of surveillance and timely intervention that can guide initiatives for the prevention of avoidable deaths and improvement in quality of life for people with learning disabilities.
Source
Lauer, E., Bonardi, A., & Staugaitis, S. (2013). Re: Meeting the needs of patients with learning disabilities. British Medical Journal, 346. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
BMJ
Repository Citation
Lauer E, Bonardi A, Staugaitis SD. (2013). Re: Meeting the needs of patients with learning disabilities. Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center Publications. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/shriver_pp/55
Comments
Article is a response to the following editorial: Hollins S, Tuffrey-Wijne I. Meeting the needs of patients with learning disabilities. BMJ. 2013 May 29;346:f3421. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f3421