Care England Comment: Publication of 2022 LeDeR Annual Report

Today, 30 November 2023, the annual Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) report has been published, which looks into the lives and deaths of people with a learning disability whose deaths have been notified to LeDeR.

In response to the report, Professor Martin Green OBE, Chief Executive of Care England, said:

“During the pandemic, the learning disability sector was not given the public or political attention it deserved or required. As we rebuild from COVID-19, the findings of the report show that the care people with a learning disability receive is improving. But now is not the time to celebrate. People with a learning disability are almost two times more likely to die avoidable deaths than those without. Deep-rooted but changeable inequalities remain. The sector as a whole must now pull together to drive positive outcomes and close the gap in health outcomes.”