... of learning disability amongst hospital staff. Originality/value Previously, reviews focussing on hospital care have mainly focussed on access to health care rather than its delivery. This review has found evidence of significant failings in delivering care to this patient group, identifying a gap...

... – The study suggests approaching half of healthcare commissioners in England have little or no information about the extent of proper adjustment of hospital care for people with intellectual disability in their area. Their responsibility to assure this has been repeatedly asserted by government. Social...

... of hospital care. The lack of experience in the focus group of the Traffic Light Hospital Assessment, combined with the reflections of the acute liaison nurse, drew attention to the absence of participants with more complex or profound communication problems. The challenge of capturing data from this group...