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Hospitals only note a person's intellectual disability 20% of the time – so they don't adjust their care

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People with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every five hospital admissions, our new study shows.

Recognising someone has a disability is critical to their care. This finding helps explain why many people with intellectual disability do not get hospital care that best meets their...

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