Health and care inequalities for minority ethnic populations with a learning disability
NHS Race Health Observatory has asked UCLan and partner organisations to look at the problems with health care which affect people with a learning disability who are from a minority ethnic background.
People from minority ethnic backgrounds who also have a learning disability can experience discrimination based on both of these factors. We call this a ‘double discrimination’.
UCLan are working with Learning Disability England on this project. If you would like an easy read summary of this information, you can go to the Learning Disability England website.
Project title: Ethnicity and difference in health and care
Why is this important?
People with a learning disability who are from a minority ethnic background have more problems with their health and it is harder for them to use health care services.
We want to know why this is happening and how to make care better for people.