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 ...

Why this is important:- Psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) are clinically and costeffective treatments for anxiety and depression within the general population.

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 ...

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 ...

If they do find a partner, it can be logistically difficult to sustain the relationship and they can face judgement from ...

This week is Learning Disability Awareness Week. Throughout my childhood, I was struck so often by other people’s definitions of ‘normal’ and how they had to understand where my brother fit in. People ...

Performing certain tasks, doing things that used to be easy or maintaining links with the community and other people may become more difficult as people with a learning disability grow older. Care and ...

Falling is a common and disabling problem for people with learning disabilities. Nurses play an essential role in reducing the incidence of falls and related injuries Subscribe today for unlimited ...

Sue Medley, RNLD, Dip Management, is learning disability nurse, Suffolk Mental Health Trust Jackie Saunders, MSc, PGCE, RN, DN, is head of education, St Nicholas Hospice and education adviser to Help ...