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In 2001, a white paper set out a commitment to ensure that people with a learning disability receive equal access to health services, with an expectation that general practices would have identified all people with a learning disability registered with the practice by June 2004.

To outline the development of a template to create practice-based registers of people with learning disabilities in general practice.

The study was prospective, employing a template to identify patients in general practice with a learning disability. The study used capture–recapture methodology to estimate the prevalence of learning disability in the population.

General practices in Leeds.

A template was developed that uses Read code searches of practices' electronic medical records, along with practice knowledge to identify patients who have a learning disability.

The tool was piloted in 30 …