NHS England has commissioned the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and the University of Bristol to undertake the first national programme to review – and ultimately reduce – premature deaths of people with learning disabilities. The LeDeR Programme has two key overall aims:
- To drive improvement in the quality of health and social care service delivery for people with learning disabilities
- To help reduce premature mortality and health inequalities in this population and support local areas to review the deaths of people with learning disabilities
Please see the documents linked below, which give further information on the pilot and how to take part in this important work:
London Learning Disability Mortality Review Pilot letter 09 06 2016