Working with the NE & Cumbria Learning Disability Network in conjunction with the NHS was a pleasure for all of us here at Mango. The people involved in this project are individuals who saw a pressing issue that was not being addressed and took it upon themselves to try and create a solution. It was a heart warming project to work on and we feel lucky to have been a small part of it.

We produced two videos, a short Patient Voice video and the Main Educational video. Both videos concentrate on a particular Respiratory Clinic that is facilitated in Sunderland Hospital. The main video is aimed at anyone within the health and social care sector. The video itself sits alongside a toolkit with practical resources, guidance, information & data to better support patients with learning disabilities.

When we were first discussing the video and why it was so important to make, we were told a pretty shocking statistic. That statistic is that ‘49% of deaths in people with learning disabilities were avoidable compared to 22% of the general population. A staggering 17% of those avoidable deaths were linked to respiratory conditions.’

This video sets out to show how implementing some very simple but carefully thought out ‘reasonable adjustments’ can make a phenomenal impact on patients with learning disabilities and that they can be used to address care for any long term condition areas.

You can watch the full video below: