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Learning Disability - Health Inequalities Research Mencap

(6 days ago) WebPoor quality healthcare causes health inequalities and avoidable deaths. The 2022 Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) found the median age at death was 63 for …

https://www.mencap.org.uk/learning-disability-explained/research-and-statistics/health/health-inequalities

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Barriers to healthcare for people with a learning disability

(2 days ago) WebPeople with a learning disability have died from COVID-19 more than 6 times the rate of the general population. This page, and our latest report, My Health, My Life: Barriers to …

https://www.mencap.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-mencap/treat-me-well/barriers-healthcare-people-learning-disability-during

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Stamping out health inequalities for people with a learning …

(5 days ago) Weblearning disability awareness training which is now being delivered to all NHS staff in Wales. successfully campaigned to make Wales the first country to offer annual health checks …

https://www.mencap.org.uk/health-inequalities

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NICE impact people with a learning disability

(8 days ago) WebThis report highlights the lack of progress made in many areas. Data shows high levels of health inequality and limited positive change over time. Insight from Sarah Coleman, …

https://www.nice.org.uk/about/what-we-do/into-practice/measuring-the-use-of-nice-guidance/impact-of-our-guidance/nice-impact-people-with-a-learning-disability

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Death by indifference: 74 deaths and counting - Mencap

(8 days ago) WebIn March 2007, Mencap published Death by indifference, which reported the appalling deaths of six people with a learning disability – deaths that the six families involved and …

https://www.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2016-08/Death%20by%20Indifference%20-%2074%20deaths%20and%20counting.pdf

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Mencap NI Briefing Paper No.3 Treat me well

(1 days ago) Webthe creation of a health system that fully meets their needs. Unfortunately, people with a learning disability face many health inequalities. Compared to the general population, …

https://northernireland.mencap.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-10/Mencap%20‘Treat%20Me%20Well’%20report%20on%20health%20inequalities%20Oct%2019.pdf

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Preventing avoidable deaths of people with a learning - The BMJ

(8 days ago) WebRecruitment to learning disability nursing must be a priority if health inequalities are to be addressed. Mencap continues to provide strong leadership and is …

https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2018/12/06/preventing-avoidable-deaths-of-people-with-a-learning-disability-is-leder-enough/

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Health Inequalities Dashboard: June 2022 data update - GOV.UK

(2 days ago) WebThe Health Inequalities Dashboard presents data on health inequalities for England, English regions, clinical commissioning groups and local authorities. It presents …

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/health-inequalities-dashboard-june-2022-data-update

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NI Research and Briefing Papers Mencap Northern Ireland

(Just Now) WebMencap NI are calling for equal access to healthcare for people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland with our ‘Treat Me Well’ report on health inequalities. Download …

https://northernireland.mencap.org.uk/support-us/policy-and-influencing-northern-ireland/ni-research-and-briefing-papers

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Written Evidence submitted by Mencap (CRC0072) Summary

(9 days ago) WebThe claims Mencap made in Death by Indifference were so stark, that on the day of publication, the then Secretary of State for Health, Patricia Hewitt, agreed to an …

https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/49343/pdf/

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Health inequalities: Learning disabilities and COVID-19

(1 days ago) WebProportion of COVID deaths of people with a learning disability compared to the general population (MENCAP) Earlier in the pandemic, a PHE report COVID-19: deaths of …

https://www.local.gov.uk/our-support/safer-and-more-sustainable-communities/health-inequalities-hub/health-inequalities-1

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Understanding and Mitigating Health Inequities — Past, Current, …

(Just Now) WebEliminating racial health inequities requires a movement away from disparities as the focus of research and toward a research agenda centered on achieving …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2008628

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Mencap report reveals Covid-19 inequalities for people with …

(Just Now) WebA new report from Mencap has revealed the “shockingly high health inequalities” faced by people with a learning disability during the Covid-19 pandemic. The report, entitled ‘My …

https://www.firstresponsetraining.com/mencap-report-reveals-covid-19-inequalities-for-people-with-learning-disabilities/

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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH ATTENDS …

(2 days ago) WebHRH The Duchess of Edinburgh, Patron of learning disability A learning disability is to do with the way someone's brain works. It makes it harder for someone to …

https://www.mencap.org.uk/press-release/her-royal-highness-duchess-edinburgh-attends-mencaps-inaugural-health-inequalities

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebThis report highlights persistent racial and ethnic disparities in health care across the United States. These disparities are fueled by inequities in access to high …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Unacceptable healthcare inequalities Industry News

(7 days ago) WebMencap report reveals unacceptable healthcare inequalities Even before COVID-19, people with a learning disability experienced shockingly high levels of health …

https://www.independentliving.co.uk/industry-news/unacceptable-healthcare-inequalities/

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Health Inequality: Autism and Learning Disabilities - Hansard

(7 days ago) WebMy Lords, more than 10 years ago, Mencap launched a report entitled Death by Indifference. It was part of a campaign made necessary by the ongoing poor …

https://hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2018-05-10/debates/16F15B49-25A0-47D6-8B9F-7D837750D44C/HealthInequalityAutismAndLearningDisabilities

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more information. Written evidence from Mencap (GMC0006) …

(9 days ago) WebMencap believes that those who conduct investigations on behalf of the GMC may not understandthe full range of health inequalities that people with a learning disability …

https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/46956/pdf/

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Unpacking 5 truths about equality in sexual and reproductive …

(8 days ago) WebUNITED NATIONS, New York – Over the past 30 years, global commitments to sexual and reproductive health and rights have made remarkable advances: Maternal …

https://www.unfpa.org/news/unpacking-5-truths-about-equality-sexual-and-reproductive-health-and-rights-today

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Women live more years in ill-health than men, finds gender health …

(3 days ago) WebWomen live longer than men but experience more years in poor health, according to a global gender health gap analysis that experts say underlines an urgent …

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/may/01/women-live-more-years-ill-health-than-men-gender-health-gap-study

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Poorer people dying increasingly younger than richer people as …

(4 days ago) WebThe largest increase in inequality between 2010 and 2019 was in female life expectancy in Kensington and Chelsea - where the difference between the poorest and …

https://news.sky.com/story/poorer-people-dying-increasingly-younger-than-richer-people-as-dismal-life-expectancy-gap-grows-report-finds-13126243

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Health Inequalities Annual Report 2025 - GOV.UK

(3 days ago) WebHealth Inequalities Annual Report 2025. This annual publication presents a comprehensive analysis of health inequality gaps between the most and least deprived …

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/health-inequalities-annual-report-2025

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Superstorm Sandy’s major impact on health in NJ - NJ Spotlight …

(2 days ago) WebAs Superstorm Sandy barreled toward New Jersey, health care leaders prepared for disaster. They rechecked hospital generators, secured extra staff and …

https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2022/10/superstorm-sandy-health-impact-devastating-new-jersey-outsize-effect-vulnerable-communities/

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Obama to NAACP: Progress made but much still to accomplish

(2 days ago) WebSpeaking at the organization's annual convention in New York, the city where the organization was founded, Obama evoked symbols of the civil rights movement to …

https://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/16/obama.naacp/

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SOCIAL INJUSTICE

(1 days ago) Webfor rationalizing structural inequality and social injustice. For example, race is a neutral physical characteristic, but it often becomes a value-loaded label, which generates …

https://cpb-us-w2.wpmucdn.com/u.osu.edu/dist/b/7538/files/2014/10/Chapter-8-Social-Injustice-Opotow-1jaya7m.pdf

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Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and …

(4 days ago) Web1 May 2024 Health. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased obesity in school-aged children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) office for the …

https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/05/1149236

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