Source · HSSIB Patient Safety Investigation
Deterioration in adults with a learning disability in primary care
Launched 22 July 2026
Launched
Delayed diagnosis
Access to care
Learning disabilities
This investigation will explore the care adults with a learning disability receive in primary care when their health is deteriorating or they have new symptoms. A learning disability is where a person has reduced intellectual ability that starts in childhood. This is not to be confused with a learning difficulty which affects a person’s ability to learn but does not …
No items extracted
No safety recommendations, observations, actions, learning prompts, scope items, or areas of improvement were extracted from this investigation.
This may be a launched investigation with no published scope bullets yet, or a thematic review without extractable formal items.