Covid deaths and people with learning disabilities: response from the PCPLD Network

Here is the response of the PCPLD Network to the Public Health England report that people with learning disabilities are six times more likely to die of Covid-19 than the general population.

We call for immediate action.

In this video, we hear from Gemma Allen (chair), Amanda Cresswell (self-advocate) and Irene Tuffrey-Wijne (professor of intellectual disability & palliative care)

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It is absolutely shocking to see this video, and realise what people with learning disabilities are facing in this time of Covid-19.

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If you were to play this video to a family court judge or social services/advocates, they will laugh at you and say "We do not consider Families in people with Learning Disabilities lives, we teach them to live their own lives and make their own decisions".