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Will the NHS Care for Me?

Line of Duty actor and campaigner Tommy Jessop investigates why people with a learning disability are more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes than the rest of the population.

Line of Duty actor and campaigner Tommy Jessop investigates why people with a learning disability are more than twice as likely to die from avoidable causes than the rest of the population. He hears from relatives who have lost loved ones prematurely, and from a mother on whose behalf the 麻豆社 went to court so she could speak publicly about her fight to get lifesaving care for her son.

29 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Producer Imogen Wynell-Mayow
Director Imogen Wynell-Mayow
Producer Victoria Noble
Executive Producer Esella Hawkey
Executive Producer Tom Stone
Editor Karen Wightman
Production Company Hardcash Productions

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Oct 2022 20:00
  • Mon 10 Oct 2022 22:40
  • Mon 10 Oct 2022 23:40
  • Wed 12 Oct 2022 03:30
  • Fri 14 Oct 2022 03:30
  • Sat 15 Oct 2022 02:40

Explore the wider challenges that people with a learning disability face in society, and how this impacts on their health

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