Background Equal access to mainstream healthcare services for people with intellectual
disabilities (ID) still requires attention. Although recent studies suggest that health …

Purpose: Individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) and individuals with mental illness are
consistently found to be among the most socially excluded populations and continue to face …

This briefing paper will assist Primary, Acute and Specialist NHS Trusts in fulfilling their
responsibilities. In this report we summarise the most recent evidence from the UK on the …

Aims and objectives To describe how nurses experience caring for people with intellectual
disability in an acute care setting. Background Recent advances in the care of people with …

Background Research suggests that registered nurses (RNs) do not feel adequately
prepared to support patients with intellectual disability disorder (IDD). This is unsurprising …

Background Research suggests there is a high prevalence of physical and mental ill health
among individuals with intellectual disabilities and that staff working in mainstream …

Throughout the world, children and adults with intellectual disabilities face social exclusion,
marginalization, discrimination, and abuse. This chapter provides an overview of the effects …

Aims To examine the role of learning disability liaison nurses in facilitating reasonable and
achievable adjustments to support access to general hospital services for people with …

Background Negative healthcare provider attitudes may contribute to healthcare disparities
in adults with intellectual disabilities. This study identified predictors of nurses' attitudes and …

Background Deaf sign language users experience severe health disparities which could be
decreased with the modification of some factors associated with health professionals' …