Persons with intellectual disabilities require frequent access to acute services. Many also
access disability services within the community. Reports and enquiries have highlighted the …

Adults with intellectual disabilities experience significant physical and mental health needs
when compared to their typically developing peers. Previous research evidences that many …

Background Ongoing deinstitutionalization has resulted in several problems in medical care
delivery to people with intellectual disability, such as an increased workload for general …

Although health and social services in Northern Ireland are jointly commissioned and
delivered, the recent emphasis in government policy on multi-agency working for people …

Aims To understand issues around carer roles that affect carer involvement for people with
intellectual disabilities in acute hospitals. Background There is evidence that a lack of …

Background Primary health care teams have an important part to play in addressing the
health inequalities and high levels of unmet health needs experienced by people with …

Background People with intellectual disability are at risk of poor hospital experiences and
outcomes. The aims were to conduct a content and quality review of research into the acute …

Objective: This scoping review aimed to examine the state of the evidence for
interprofessional, team-based primary health care for adults with intellectual and …

Background In the UK, the closure of 'long‐stay'hospitals was accompanied by the
development of community teams (CTs) to support people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) …

Background People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have higher levels of health needs
compared with the general population, many of which are unrecognised and unmet. While …