Improving access to primary care and annual health checks for people who have a learning disability: a multistakeholder qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate key stakeholders' views on how to improve access to primary care in general practice settings for people with learning disabilities (or intellectual disabilities). Further to explore how inequalities and barriers in specific areas including annual health checks might be addressed.

Design

A qualitative study design was used with data collected during focus groups, interviews and open-response surveys; data analysis was thematic and informed by stakeholder consultation. Processes to facilitate quality included triangulation of stakeholder perspectives, triangulation of data collection methods and checking interpretation of findings with participants.

Setting

UK regional services including learning disability organisations, primary care general

SUBMITTER: Wigham S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791416 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature