References & Resources

Additional References

1. https://www.bristol.ac.uk/media-library/sites/cipold/migrated/documents/fullfinalreport.pdf 
2. https://www.kcl.ac.uk/research/leder 
3. Understanding informed consent a guide for healthcare professionals

Additional Resources

RCEM Learning Disability Toolkit: download here https://rcem.ac.uk/reports/

Equality Act 2010 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/equality-act-2010-guidance

Mental Capacity Act 2005 https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mental-capacity-act-making-decisions 

Specific guidance regarding MCA and learning disability https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/guidance-to-support-implementation-of-the-mental-capacity-act-in-acute-trusts-for-adults-with-a-learning-disability/ 

Learning Disabilities in the ED https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/learning-disabilities-in-the-ed/

Reasonable Adjustment Digital Flag https://digital.nhs.uk/services/reasonable-adjustment-flag

Reasonable Adjustments and the ED video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnVX9uB9N1U

Behaviours that Challenge https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/behaviours-that-challenge/

Barriers to healthcare and self-reported adverse outcomes for autistic adults: a cross-sectional study https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/2/e056904.long 

Management of Pain in the ED https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/painful-to-think-about-assessment-and-management-of-pain-in-the-ed/ 

Hospital Passports https://dontforgetthebubbles.com/hospital-passports/ 

The role of the Learning Disability Liaison Nurse https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK259497/ 

Course information: PGCert Medical Needs of Adults with a Learning Disability https://www.edgehill.ac.uk/course/medical-practice-in-adult-learning-disability/ 

The Triangle of Care https://carers.org/triangle-of-care/the-triangle-of-care

NEWS2 https://www.rcp.ac.uk/improving-care/resources/national-early-warning-score-news-2/

DNACPR and learning disability https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/dnacpr-and-people-with-a-learning-disability-and-or-autism/

Down syndrome for emergency physicians https://www.rcemlearning.co.uk/foamed/syndrome-emergency-physicians/

Health inequalities for people with learning disabilities: why it matters and what emergency physicians need to know https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2023.0357