Hospitals only note a person's intellectual disability 20% of the time – so they don't adjust their care
- Written by Adrian Raymond Walker, Research Officer - School of Psychiatry, UNSW Sydney
ShutterstockPeople with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every five hospital admissions, our new study shows.
Recognising someone has a disability is critical to their care. This finding helps explain why many people with intellectual disability do not get hospital care that best meets their...
