ABSTRACT
Learning disability (LD), sometimes called a learning disorder or learning difficulty. There are over 1.5 million people with LD in the United Kingdom, and the number is growing by around 3% every year. People with LD receive a poorer standard of healthcare than the rest of the population. LD patients have poorer health outcomes than the rest of the population, being at higher risk of epilepsy, diabetes and heart disease. With the right support and intervention, and coordinating the execution of the intervention with parents, teachers and social workers, general practioners can help people with LD to succeed in school and go on to be successful later in life. People with LD are discriminated against in the National Health Service. LD people are treated with neglect or lack of dignity, which can result in various psychological and emotional problems. There is a lack of training and specific guidelines among healthcare professionals to meet the needs of those with LD.
