Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities
Information is available within ISD on people with learning disabilities who are inpatients in hospitals, or in nursing homes; or who attend hospital on a day patient basis, or as outpatients; and on the learning disability nurse workforce.
The Scottish Executive also publish information on people with learning disabilities in nursing and residential care homes, on non-residential care and on home care services (Scottish Community Care Statistics (chapter2))
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The statistics below are taken from The same as you? A review of services for people with learning disabilities
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20 people in every 1,000 have a mild or moderate learning disablity
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3 to 4 people for every 1,000 have a profound or mulitple disability
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around 120,000 people in Scotland with learning disabilities
Learning Disabilities is part of the wider topic area of Joint Future, which covers joint working between Local Authorities, NHSScotland and other organisations.
Links
The Same As You - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Health/care/VAUnit/Sameasyou
Learning Disabilities information and statistics from the Scottish Executive.
The Same As You Review - http://www.scotland.gov.uk/ldsr/docs/tsay-00.asp
National review of services for people with a learning disability.
Scottish Social Work Statistical Liason Group (SSWSLG) - http://www.swslg.org.uk/
A joint COSLA/Scottish Executive committee. Whose aim is to promote greater understanding and use of social work statistics in local and central government.
Joint Future
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