Young people and adults with a learning disability have an annual health check that includes a review of mental health problems. Annual health checks for young people and adults with a learning ...

This week is Learning Disability Week. It takes place in the third week of June every year and in 2024, it's running from the 17-23 June. The event, organised by the charity Mencap, and is an ...

Learning disabilities are disorders that affect one's ability in the domains of spoken or written language, mathematical calculation, attention, or the coordination of movement. They can occur in ...

For a person to live well with dementia they need a range of appropriate treatments, support and activities. A person with a learning disability and dementia may see a psychiatrist specialising in ...

People with learning disabilities are still dying 25 years earlier than the rest of the population, a report has said. The Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) calls for urgent action to ...

A recent report from King’s College London shows the scale of the problem in the UK. They calculate that around 90 per cent ...

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 ...

Fewer than one in five people who have a learning disability such as Down’s syndrome or Fragile X work. But, according to the charity Mencap, at least 65 per cent would like to work, for much the same ...

Appointing a key worker would improve care coordination and help services to communicate clearly with people with a learning disability and their family members and carers. The following measures can ...