A recent report has shown that people with learning disabilities and autism are dying on average nearly twenty years younger than the rest of the population. And almost two in five of their deaths are avoidable, caused most commonly by influenza, pneumonia and heart disease. Many people with learning disabilities or autism experience delay in care, or their treatment guidelines are not met.
‘People with a learning disability and their families deserve better,’ said the chief executive of Mencap. ‘In this day and age, no one should die early because they don’t get the right treatment.’
This is a particularly unacceptable example of the shortcomings of health care under capitalism.
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