Guidance

Learning disability: applying All Our Health

Evidence and information for health and care professionals and the wider public health workforce to support people with a learning disability and their families.

• From: Office for Health Improvement and Disparities
• Published: 1 April 2015
• Last updated: 6 January 2025
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  1. 6 January 2025

     Removed the word 'intellectual' from the definition of a learning difficulty and updated to make the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities the lead organisation.

  2. 22 March 2023

     Updated the guidance throughout. Added a new introductory section defining a learning disability and its causes. Updated data on the prevalence of learning disability in England, health and health inequalities for people with a learning disability, and children and young people with a disability. Updated information on core principles, what you can do to help, helpful communication tips, understanding local needs, measuring impact, and further reading, resources and good practice. New sections on human rights and equality, good services and effective support across the life cycle, and when things get difficult.

  3. 13 June 2018

     Updated guidance.

  4. 1 April 2015

     First published.

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This information will help frontline health and care staff use their trusted relationships with individuals, families and communities to provide the best possible support for people with a learning disability and their families, across an age continuum. We also recommend important actions that managers and staff holding strategic roles can take.