News Release, 29 July 2008
In response to the publication of Healthcare For All, report of the independent inquiry into access to healthcare for people with learning disabilities, Alison Giraud-Saunders, Co-Director at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, today said:
“While the report it is to be welcomed, it must not be allowed to join the growing pile of paper promises that people with a learning disability have become used to. Immediate action needs to be taken to implement the inquiry’s recommendations. One Strategic Health Authority set out comprehensive plans addressing the health needs of people with learning disabilities following on from Lord Darzi’s NHS review. We would like to see other Strategic Health Authorities follow this good example.
“This report is a blueprint for what needs to happen to end the difficulties many people with a learning disability face when trying to access the healthcare most of us take for granted. It’s completely unacceptable that anyone should be disadvantaged in our healthcare system simply because they have a disability.”
Notes to editors
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The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities promotes the rights, quality of life and opportunities of people with learning disabilities and their families.
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