People with learning disabilities are at risk of falling through the cracks of local services and need extra help with life as they emerge from lockdown, according to a group of disability charities.

In a cohort of approximately 0.3 million patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), those with learning disabilities exhibited better glycaemic control but faced a higher risk for all-cause and ...

Nearly half of NHS hospitals in England do not have a learning disability liaison nurse in place, according to research by a charity, which has warned the shortage is putting patients’ lives at risk.

Problems attracting people into learning disability nursing training have “come to a head” and there is now a risk there will be an insufficient number of new nurses working in this field in the ...

People with learning disabilities progress faster to severe type 2 diabetes and are at greater risk of dying from their condition than people without these disabilities, suggests research published in ...

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 ...

Findings from recent studies suggest there is an increased risk of child sexual exploitation (CSE) for young people with learning disabilities. However, there is a lack of evidence concerning how best ...

A specific learning disability, also known as a specific learning disorder, is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to learn and process information in a specific area, like ...

A health trust has been heavily criticised for "institutional abuse" of people with learning disabilities. The Healthcare Commission, which carried out the review at Sutton and Merton Primary Care ...

Thousands of people suffering from autism and learning disabilities are being locked up and receiving inappropriate or dangerous treatment when they should be cared for in the community, campaigners ...

Some families of people with learning disabilities are living a "nightmare each and every day". That is according to evidence in a new study from Ulster University (UU) into the impact of Covid-19 on ...