Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities, Experimental Statistics 2022 to 2023

The aim of this publication is to provide information about the key differences in healthcare between people with a learning disability and those without. It contains aggregated data on key health issues for people who are recorded by their GP as having a learning disability, and comparative data about a control group who are not recorded by their GP as having a learning disability.Six new indicators were introduced in the 2022-23 reporting year for patients with and without a recorded learning disability. These relate to:• Patients with an eating disorder• Patients with both an eating disorder and autism diagnosis• Patients with a diagnosis of autism who are currently treated with antidepressantsMore information on these changes can be found in the Data Quality section of this publication. Data has been collected from participating practices using EMIS and Cegedim Healthcare Systems GP systems.

The aim of this publication is to provide information about the key differences in healthcare between people with a learning disability and those without. It contains aggregated data on key health issues for people who are recorded by their GP as having a learning disability, and comparative data about a control group who are not recorded by their GP as having a learning disability.Six new indicators were introduced in the 2022-23 reporting year for patients with and without a recorded learning disability. These relate to:• Patients with an eating disorder• Patients with both an eating disorder and autism diagnosis• Patients with a diagnosis of autism who are currently treated with antidepressantsMore information on these changes can be found in the Data Quality section of this publication. Data has been collected from participating practices using EMIS and Cegedim Healthcare Systems GP systems.