Improving health care for disabled people in COVID-19 and beyond: Lessons from Australia and England.
Disabil Health J
; 14(2): 101050, 2021 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-957007
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 has exacerbated pre-existing difficulties children and adults with disability face accessing quality health care. Some people with disability are at greater risk of contracting COVID-19 because they require support for personal care and are unable to physically distance, e.g. those living in congregate settings. Additionally, some people with disability have health conditions that put them at higher risk of poor outcomes if they become infected. Despite this, governments have been slow to recognise, and respond to, the unique and diverse health care needs of people with disability during COVID-19. While some countries, including Australia, have improved access to high-quality health care for people with disability others, like England, have failed to support their citizens with disability. In this Commentary we describe the health care responses of England and Australia and make recommendations for rapidly improving health care for people with disability in the pandemic and beyond.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Health Care
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Disabled Persons
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
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Oceania
Language:
English
Journal:
Disabil Health J
Journal subject:
Rehabilitation
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Public Health
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Health Services
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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