Fit for whose future? A critical omission of people with intellectual disability in the 2025 NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England

Rohit Shankar; Inder Sawhney; Samuel Tromans; Sujeet Jaydeokar; Mahesh Oodiyor; Rory Sheehan; Bhathika Perera; Amy Blake; Jana De Villers; Kiran Purandare; Jane McCarthy; Raja Anindya Sekhar Mukerjee; Richard A. Laugharne; Angela Hassiotis; Andre Strydom; Regi Alexander; Ashok Roy

doi:10.1192/bjp.2025.10428

Fit for whose future? A critical omission of people with intellectual disability in the 2025 NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England

Rohit Shankar
, Inder Sawhney
, Samuel Tromans
, Sujeet Jaydeokar
, Mahesh Oodiyor
, Rory Sheehan
, Bhathika Perera
, Amy Blake
, Jana De Villers
, Kiran Purandare
, Jane McCarthy
, Raja Anindya Sekhar Mukerjee
, Richard A. Laugharne
, Angela Hassiotis
, Andre Strydom
, Regi Alexander
, Ashok Roy

University of Plymouth
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
University of Leicester
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
King's College London
University College London
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
The State Hospital
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

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Abstract

The NHS 2025 Health Plan aims for radical reform but overlooks people with intellectual disability. This editorial highlights critical omissions in policy, services, research and rights protections. Without intentional inclusion, digital and community shifts risk deepening inequality. True progress demands co-produced strategies to ensure equitable care for this vulnerable population.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	300-303
Number of pages	4
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	228
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10428
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2026
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Intellectual disability
life expectancy
mental health services
patients and service users
prevention

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Psychiatry and Mental Health

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Shankar, R., Sawhney, I., Tromans, S., Jaydeokar, S., Oodiyor, M., Sheehan, R., Perera, B., Blake, A., De Villers, J., Purandare, K., McCarthy, J., Mukerjee, R. A. S., Laugharne, R. A., Hassiotis, A., Strydom, A., Alexander, R., & Roy, A. (2026). Fit for whose future? A critical omission of people with intellectual disability in the 2025 NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England. British Journal of Psychiatry, 228(4), 300-303. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10428

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Fit for whose future? A critical omission of people with intellectual disability in the 2025 NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England

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