Information on key health issues of people with conditions, including autism, is among the new data being released in the Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities, 2021-221.
The report summarises statistics relating to 56% of those patients in England2 who are recorded by their GP as having a learning disability.
The experimental data also includes comparative information about patients recorded by their GP as not having a learning disability, to show differences in health and care between the two groups.
Included in the statistics are:
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prevalence of learning disabilities
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learning disability health checks
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cancer screening rates
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prescribing rates
Statistics about the prevalence of various health conditions, such as epilepsy and heart disease, are also included.
Trend data is available for 2021-22 and the preceding four years, broken down to sub integrated care board location (SICBL) level.
Read the full report
Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities, 2021-22
