Publication, Part of Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities
Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities Experimental Statistics 2020 to 2021
Experimental statistics, Other reports and statistics, Official statistics in development
Breast Cancer Screening
Breast cancer screening test for females aged 50 to 69
A significantly smaller proportion of patients with a learning disability had a breast cancer screening test in the years 2016-17 to 2020-21 compared to patients without a learning disability. The percentage point difference between the two cohorts has remained steady at 14.6 on average.
Patients must give their consent to the screening procedure - this is known as informed consent.
Breast cancer screening test for females aged 50 to 69 with Autism
This is a new indicator introduced in 2020-21 and shows that in patients who have autism, there was a significant 16.3 percentage point difference in breast cancer screening rates between patients who have a learning disability and those without. The percentage of patients who were female, aged 50 to 69 with autism and a learning disability who were screened for breast cancer was 38.1% compared to 54.4% for female patients aged 50 to 69 who have autism but do not have a learning disability.
Last edited: 9 March 2023 1:59 pm