I believe that an important reason for this inequality of healthcare is poor community care/supervision. People with mild to moderate LD may have difficulty with reading, writing and oral communication. They may be exploited in the work place and at home. This is a matter for SOCIAL SERVICES, not general practitioners.
It is scandalous that people with moderate to severe LD no longer have easy access to residential care and all the professionals who used to work in those places: Physiotherapy, Dieticians, OTs, Speech Therapists, Psychologists, Teachers, and LD nurses (and doctors).
It is ironic that when there is more sophisticated supervision of residential homes and care facilities than ever before, that there are scant residential facilities for adults (and children) with LD.
The SHA has pulled the plug on budgets for LD specialists in the Allied Health Professions and now the SHA had the temerity to say GPs are not doing enough. In my opinion no GP should be undertaking the LD DES until and unless there is adequate provision for the proper treatment of the problems which are well known in LD client group.
