Reasonable adjustments: a legal duty
Guidance for health and social care professionals about the legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities.
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Information about the legal duty for healthcare professionals who provide or plan services used by people with learning disabilities to make reasonable adjustments, and how to record these to help improve their access to health services.
Under the Equality Act 2010, public sector organisations have to make changes in their approach or provision to ensure that services are accessible to disabled people as well as everybody else.
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Last updated 15 September 2020 + show all updates
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Added links to the latest data for people with learning disabilities in England and the NHS Digital annual report on Health and care of people with learning disabilities.
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First published.