Professor André Strydom

What Professor André Strydom has said

• “Although the proportion of avoidable deaths for people with a learning disability has been steadily decreasing since 2021, it remains approximately twice as high as in the general population, and while care quality indicators are improving, important causes of avoidable deaths remain much more common than in the general population. These include deaths due to respiratory infections, which can be treated or prevented, and deaths due to epilepsy. These issues must be tackled with better and more targeted care, including improved coverage of vaccinations for infections such as pneumonia and flu.”

  Chief investigator and Professor in Intellectual Disabilities at King's Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience · Learning disability & autism · 30 Sept 2026 · Focus on epilepsy specialist nurses and vaccination efforts needed, says learning disability review ↗

• “A gap of this size is not inevitable. It reflects how consistently our health and care systems are, or are not, reaching people with the most complex needs.”

  Professor in Intellectual Disabilities · Learning disability & autism · 30 Sept 2026 · People with severe intellectual disability are dying 24 years younger than the general population ↗

• “There are very few effective treatment options for individuals with rare conditions that affect brain development, such as Phelan McDermid syndrome. With this trial, we will test whether insulin given intra-nasally will help to improve brain function and development, and provide much needed evidence to guide clinical care.”

  Professor in Intellectual Disabilities at King's College London · Diabetes · 30 Sept 2026 · Could a nasal insulin spray improve the lives of children and young people living with a rare condition? ↗

Where Professor André Strydom has been quoted

1. Fewer people with a learning disability dying from avoidable causes, but still almost twice as high as the general populationkcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
2. Focus on epilepsy specialist nurses and vaccination efforts needed, says learning disability reviewnursinginpractice.com · 30 Sept 2026
3. People with severe intellectual disability are dying 24 years younger than the general populationkcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
4. Could a nasal insulin spray improve the lives of children and young people living with a rare condition?kcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026

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