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"When Finlay Browne died at just 16 years old, “Down syndrome” was listed on
his death certificate as a cause of death.
But Finlay did not die of Down syndrome. A coroner found earlier this year that
the teenager died due to complications from a bowel obstruction, and noted
“issues concerning the adequacy of care and treatment” provided at his local
hospital.
Since Finlay died his family have spoken out many times about the need to
improve health care for people with an intellectual disability.
But sadly Finlay is not alone. Our new study published in
The Lancet Public
Health shows Australians with disability are around four times more likely to
die early than people without disability."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
