Turner Sue
National Development Team for Inclusion, Bath.
Nurs Stand. 2014 Nov 25;29(12):53-9. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.12.53.e9306.
People with learning disabilities have poorer health than the general population and experience health inequalities - partly as a result of problems with accessing health services. Health services have a duty to address health inequalities, by making reasonable adjustments to their services so they are more accessible to people with learning disabilities, but this does not always happen. Failure to make reasonable adjustments can have significant adverse effects for people with learning disabilities and their families. Nurses are well placed to implement reasonable adjustments, many of which are simple to do and can save lives.
有学习障碍的人群健康状况比普通人群更差，且面临健康不平等问题——部分原因是在获取医疗服务方面存在困难。医疗服务机构有责任通过对其服务进行合理调整，使有学习障碍的人更容易获得服务，从而解决健康不平等问题，但这种情况并非总是发生。未能进行合理调整可能会对有学习障碍的人和他们的家庭产生重大不利影响。护士很适合实施合理调整措施，其中许多措施操作简单且能挽救生命。
