Learning Disability Team

Our learning disability support services helps people with a learning disability and their carers when visiting our hospitals or community services.

Introduction- Our Vision

Gateshead Health NHS Trust will be the best place in England for people with a learning disability to receive healthcare.

There are approximately 1.5million people in the UK who are learning disabled. 

Health inequalities that people with a learning disability can experience are partly caused by poor quality healthcare.

According to the 2023 Leder report that looked into the lives and deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people; on average women die 23 years younger and men die 20 years younger than the general population. 

As learning disability specialists Amy and Helen are passionate about improving access to healthcare for this client group to reduce premature mortality and health inequalities.