NHS England must do more to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities when they are treated in hospital, the patient safety body said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) ...
Inspections of independent learning disability healthcare services have rocketed since the exposure of alleged abuse at Winterbourne View hospital (pictured) at the end of May. Inspections of ...
Stephen Andrade-Martinez, who has learning disabilities and autism, is 23. He has already spent almost six years living in inpatient wards – a quarter of his life. One of the placements was 80 miles ...
Not all children learn at the same speed or through the same ways, but persistent challenges with reading, writing, and mathematics may warrant testing for a learning disability. Learning disabilities ...
Network of learning disability experts urges NHS England group to shift focus of scheme to demand reduction An NHS England-commissioned steering group tasked with cutting inappropriate learning ...
People with learning disabilities in Wales continue to face significant health and social inequalities ...
More than a dozen people with learning disabilities and autism were "locked away" in hospital across Frimley and the surrounding areas as of September, new figures show. October is Learning Disability ...
People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50 , according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS ...
The number of campus and village communities for people with learning disabilities has declined over the past two decades.