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 ...

Time is perceived by hospital nurses as both an “enemy and friend” for communicating with patients with learning disabilities, according to a study of 15 nurses by the University of Queensland.

This NIHR Alert discusses a study into the experiences of children with learning disabilities in hospitals in England. Many hospitals did not have a learning disabilities policy, a dedicated liaison ...

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 ...

The NHS Plan is an opportunity to ensure people with learning disabilities are properly served and not, as is too often the case now, ignored. As the NHS England 10-year plan takes shape, it presents ...

People with learning disabilities, particularly those with Down's syndrome, are at increased risk of developing dementia. If a person with a learning disability develops dementia, they will face ...

LGBT people with learning disabilities have often faced barriers when it comes to their identity - but some are now using their negative experiences to bring about change. "I thought I was going mad, ...

Children with a learning disability in Scotland are more likely to die prematurely - often from treatable causes, a report has found. The Scottish Learning Disability Observatory (SLDO) study found ...

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 ...