Burdett Nursing Discharge Tool for People with Learning Disabilities
It is estimated that half a percent of individuals with learning disabilities receive treatment in psychiatric hospitals, with half of this number in forensic hospitals. Many of those people with learning disabilities in secure hospitals have been admitted from the Criminal Justice System (CJS). They are often associated with poorer outcomes, and in many cases are more likely to have future contact with the CJS, to receive a custodial or more restrictive or punitive sentencing, than their non-learning disabled peers. It is still the case that many people with learning disabilities are...
