Safety of people with intellectual disabilities in general hospitals. Pharmacists can help reduce inequalities

Safety of People with Intellectual Disabilities in General Hospitals: How the pharmacist can help reduce health inequalities. By Bernadette Flood, MPSI.

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are vulnerable in healthcare environments and general hospitals. For example, they have the following: health and healthcare inequalities; different health profile from the general population and often do not get their needs met; and, a greater risk of patient safety incidents when admitted to general hospitals.

Pharmacists working in general hospitals are ideally placed to increase awareness of the many patient safety issues in this vulnerable group. 

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