Physical sensory and learning disability - Halton and St Helens PCT

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Physical, sensory and learning disabilitywith 26% aged between 25 and 44 and 7% between 16 and 24.Table 1: People aged 18-64 predicted to have a moderate or serious physicaldisability, by age, projected to 20302010 2015 2020 2025 2030People aged 18-24 predicted to have a moderatephysical disabilityPeople aged 25-34 predicted to have a moderatephysical disability529 465 427 436 480667 736 732 671 630People aged 35-44 predicted to have a moderatephysical disabilityPeople aged 45-54 predicted to have a moderatephysical disabilityPeople aged 55-64 predicted to have a moderatephysical disability1190 1051 1051 1182 11902108 2108 1947 1723 17363270 3167 3312 3333 3084Total population aged 18-64 predicted tohave a moderate physical disability7764 7527 7469 7345 7120Source: PANSI, 2010Table 2 shows that 3,117 people between the ages of 18 and 64 have a sensorydisability. The majority of these (89%) are aged between 45 and 64 with 10% agedbetween 25 and 44 and only 1% between 16 and 24.Table 2: People predicted to have a moderate or serious sensory disability, byage, projected to 20302010 2015 2020 2025 2030People aged 18-24 predicted to have a moderateor severe sensory impairmentPeople aged 25-34 predicted to have a moderateor severe sensory impairmentPeople aged 35-44 predicted to have a moderateor severe sensory impairmentPeople aged 45-54 predicted to have a moderateor severe sensory impairmentPeople aged 55-64 predicted to have a moderateor severe sensory impairmentPeople aged 65-74 predicted to have a moderateor severe visual impairment23 21 19 19 2079 86 86 79 74251 221 219 243 244958 951 882 782 7961,806 1,746 1,800 1,831 1,6862,392 2,938 3,280 3,244 3,4144
Physical, sensory and learning disabilityPeople aged 75 and over predicted to have amoderate or severe visual impairment6,016 6,581 7,725 9,575 11,077Total population aged 18+ predicted tohave a moderate or severe hearingimpairment11,525 12,544 14,011 15,773 17,311Source: PANSI and POPPI, 2010Learning disabilityThe current HM Government definition of ‘Learning Disability’ is set out in ValuingPeople, the 2001 White Paper on the health and social care of people with learningdisabilities, included the following definition of learning disabilities.‘Learning disability includes the presence of:• a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information, to learnnew skills (impaired intelligence), with;• a reduced ability to cope independently (impaired social functioning);• which started before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development.’The Public Health Observatory for Learning Disabilities [Improving Health and Lives:Learning Disabilities Observatory] is reviewing, with the Department of Health (DH)and the new Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learningdisabilities (CIPOLD), this definition and has published a document outlining a workingdefinition (http://www.improvinghealthandlives.org.uk/uploads/doc/vid_7446_2010-01WorkingDefinition.pdf).Adults with learning disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups in society,experiencing health inequalities, social exclusion and stigmatisation. In general, adultswith learning disabilities have greater and more complex health needs than the generalpopulation, and often these needs are not identified or treated. The Quality andOutcomes Framework (QOF) includes a register of patients with a learning disability,which included 665 for Halton as at 1 st January 2010.Life expectancy of this group is shorter than the general population, though this hasincreased recently. In addition a number of national reports have highlighted thatadults with learning disabilities often experience barriers to accessing healthcareservices, and poor levels of care. Indeed, adults with learning disabilities are morelikely to die from a preventable cause than the general population.Patterns of health needs amongst adults with a learning disability are different to thegeneral population, and therefore current programmes that target health inequalitiesmay exclude this population group.5
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