Publication, Part of Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities
Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities, Experimental Statistics: 2018 to 2019 [PAS]
Experimental statistics, Other reports and statistics, Official statistics in development
Data Quality Notice
NHS England has identified an issue with the data for the following indicator which is reported in the Interactive Visualisation Tool and the data csv file for this publication:
LDOB080 - Number of patients recorded on their general practice’s Learning Disabilities Register aged 14 years or over who have received an annual learning disability health check and have been provided with a health action plan, as at the end of the reporting period.
The proportion of people on the learning disability register with a heath check and health action plan is lower than expected. We are currently investigating the issue but whilst this is in progress we would advise against using the data for this indicator. As far as we are aware, no other indicators are affected. We will provide an update on this webpage as soon as possible.
12 December 2025 17:13 PM
Summary
Information on people with and without learning disabilities was collected from around half of GP practices in England between 2014-15 and 2018-19, to identify potential differences in treatment, health status and outcomes of people with learning disabilities compared to the rest of the population.
Percentage of Patients Included in the Publication
54% of patients registered in England were included in this publication, an increase since 2017-18 (47%). Figure 1 shows the variation in this figure by CCG.
Prevalence of Learning Disabilities
Overall, 0.47% (150,982) of the patients included in this publication were listed on their general practice’s Learning Disabilities Register. Figure 2 shows the variation in this figure by age and gender. The error bars represent 95% confidence intervals.
Learning Disability Health Checks
56% of patients with a learning disability had a Learning Disability Health Check in the year 2018-19, a statistically significant increase from 43% in the year 2014-15. Figure 3 shows the variation in health check uptake by age and gender in the year 2018-19. Although males in the 18-24 age group have the highest learning disability prevalence, only 49% of patients with a learning disability in this group had a Learning Disability Health Check in the year 2018-19. This was the lowest percentage among adults.
Last edited: 12 May 2026 11:14 am