Better information, better health.

The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory team are pleased to invite you to attend our first national conference exploring the role of evidence in health improvement for people with learning disabilities and autism.

We are excited to welcome speakers from Scotland, England and Wales who will talk about how they are working to address the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities by improving the evidence base for policy and practice.

This free event will provide the opportunity to share learning across the 3 countries and to give people the chance to hear about plans for the new Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory.

Jamie Hepburn, the Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health will deliver an overview of the priorities for learning disabilities policy in Scotland. Chris Hatton, Co-director of Improving Health and Lives (the English Learning Disabilities Observtaory) will talk about the experiences of setting up the first specialist learning disabilities observatory in the UK. Mike Kerr will tell us about work to address the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities in Wales (It's all about the data!).

Delegates will have lots of chances throughout the day to share their ideas and views.

You can view the programme here

Spaces are limited so please get your booking in early!

The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory has been funded by the Scottish government. The Observatory will help to address the poor health and health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities by providing evidence that can inform health improvement.

For more information about our work take a look at our website: www.sldo.ac.uk