Learning disability nurses play a crucial role in improving health outcomes for people with learning disabilities, but the specialty has been held back by the lack of a bespoke care model. This ...

Urgent action is needed to improve preventative healthcare for people with learning disabilities by reforming annual health checks and boosting staffing, a new report warned. The Nuffield Trust, a ...

The normalisation of restrictive practices and and mismatch of accommodation were among issues identified in a review of care for adults with learning disabilities. The findings have been published in ...

The assessment for dementia is best done by a multidisciplinary team. They should all be specialists in learning disabilities, apart from the GP, who may not be a specialist. This team is likely to ...

Deputy Karen Wilson said there would be a review into what to do next The Jersey health minister has promised a review into learning disability services after pulling out of a plan to develop a new ...

The trust said it was disappointed at the rating and it was implementing an "urgent action plan A health trust has been told to improve care for people with autism and learning disabilities at two ...

People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by ...

This week is Scottish Learning Disability Week, a time to celebrate people with learning disabilities. It’s about making ...

People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by ...

The sister of a man with severe learning disabilities, who died after being found next to his deceased carer father, has spoken of her anger at NHS failings. David Lodge, 40, who was from Hull, lived ...

The government has been condemned for failing to end the “inhumane” treatment of people with learning disabilities and autism who have been locked in solitary confinement for up to 20 years. In a ...