Question reference: S5W-34942
- Asked by: Joan McAlpine, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 3 February 2021
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 February 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what data is available on the impact of COVID-19 on people in Scotland with a learning disability.
Answer
The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory have analysed mortality rates from COVID-19 for the population with learning disabilities compared with a 5% sample of the general population in Scotland. A high level summary of early results has been published today on the Observatory website along with an accessible easy-read summary.
https://www.sldo.ac.uk/our-research/life-expectancy-and-mortality/
A full paper is being drafted for publication in a scientific journal following peer review.
The Scottish Government continues to work closely with SLDO while we consider implications of this research.