The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and Autism programme can give nurses and other health and social care staff a better understanding of the needs of people with learning ...

The government has launched a consultation on proposals to introduce mandatory learning disabilities and autism training for all nurses in England. The proposed training would be mandatory for all ...

Dr Andrew Kelso said the training showed him "how much I didn't know about learning disability and that's in a career where I see people with learning disability all the time" A senior doctor says he ...

There’s rather more to disability awareness training than raising issues around physical impairment – and learning and development professionals need to see the bigger picture. The Disability ...

Two thirds (66%) of employees with a learning disability report that their employer has never asked what they need to succeed at work, according to research findings from the hotel firm Hilton, ...

Statement 1 Local authorities and clinical commissioning groups jointly choose a lead person to oversee strategic commissioning of services for all people with a learning disability. [new 2019] ...

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 ...