Establishing a national mortality review programme for people with intellectual disabilities: the experience in England

Pauline Heslop*, Vicky M Byrne, Rachel A Calkin, Kamila T Gielnik, Avon P Huxor

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Abstract

In England, the national mortality review programme for people with intellectual disabilities, the LeDeR programme, was established in 2015. The programme supports local areas to review the deaths of all people with intellectual disabilities aged four years and over. Each death has an initial review; if indicated, a full multi-agency review takes place. The learning from the mortality reviews contributes to service improvements locally and nationally. This paper describes the programme’s introduction and processes, exploring the challenges faced, and the successes achieved. It considers the background and rationale for the programme and the steps taken during its implementation, in order that others can learn from our experiences. Now the programme is established, its focus needs to shift so that we have a better understanding about how the findings of mortality reviews are leading to local and national service improvements and their impact.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)264-280
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Intellectual Disabilities
Volume26
Issue number1
Early online date18 Nov 2020
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

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Research Groups and Themes

  • SPS Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies

Keywords

  • mortality review
  • LeDeR programme
  • intellectual disabilities
  • service improvement

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