Hospitals must do more to provide effective care for people with learning disabilities, the patient safety body has said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said the current system ...

It is often said in jest that the only people who know where some people with learning disabilities are living are finance officers. So many live in NHS care, in such a multitude of settings, that ...

Government response awaited after review of NHS care for people with learning disabilities says services are not providing equal access. eople with learning disabilities are "invisible" to the NHS in ...

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 ...

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has announced a significant expansion of its acute learning disabilities team, with recruitment already under way for more clinicians, support workers, and administrative ...

Scrapping vital NHS targets for people with a learning disability “is a dangerous step backwards and could have serious ...

ITV News has exposed alleged neglect and abuse of people with learning disabilities in care homes and across the NHS. People with a learning disability are often ignored, dismissed, undervalued and ...