Nicola Ditzel
nicoladitzel.bsky.social
Nicola Ditzel
@nicoladitzel.bsky.social
Research Assistant at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Central Lancashire. Passionate about tackling health inequalities for adults with learning disabilities in England.
Reposted by Nicola Ditzel
Percentage of “avoidable deaths” of people with learning disabilities has fallen from 46% in 2021 to 39% in 2023, according to the newly released #LeDeR (@aliveleder.bsky.social, @drandrestrydom.bsky.social) report for 2023. #LearningDisabilities #HealthEquity #MedSky

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2023 LeDeR report into avoidable and preventable deaths of people with learning disabilities
The 2023 “Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people” (LeDeR), which investigates deaths in UK adults with a learning disability in an effort to provide lea...
www.kcl.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Reposted by Nicola Ditzel
The new LeDeR report is now available. The 2023 annual report analyses the deaths of 3,556 people with a learning disability & autistic people who died in 2023. The work is part of efforts to reduce health inequalities.

Access here: kcl.ac.uk/research/leder
Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR)
The latest annual LeDeR report in collaboration with our academic partners on behalf of NHS England.
kcl.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Reposted by Nicola Ditzel
Easy read and accessible versions of the LeDeR 2023 report are available to ensure findings reach everyone. These materials make research accessible to people with a learning disability, their families, and carers.

Here is the video made by the Staying Alive and Well Group

youtu.be/qRUdWqz20jg
LeDeR 2023 REPORT
YouTube video by Staying Alive and Well
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September 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Fantastic morning with Pathways Associates at the North West Forum Self Advocates Conference 2025, where we had the opportunity to discuss cancer screening and health checks with everyone :)
February 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM