Student nurses at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) received the invaluable opportunity to meet and experience caring for people with learning disabilities during an emotional day at DMU. MOVERS: ...

Portsmouth area people with learning disabilities are getting a chance to thrive in the working environment thanks to staff at the Tesco Whiteley store. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The ...

Why this is important:- Mental health service provision for people with learning disabilities is complex and varies across the UK. There appears to be no high-quality evidence or ongoing research for ...

Little is known about the additional needs of people with learning disabilities who have cancer. This observational study aimed to address this gap AbstractTuffrey-Wijne I et al (2010) Exploring the ...

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

Learning by Experience is a new section showcasing recent research in social care. It will focus on research in important areas of social care and social work which contributes to the evidence base ...

People with a learning disability can experience multiple inequities in accessing criminal justice health services. This can lead to missed opportunities to diagnose learning disabilities, delayed ...

People of all ages with all levels of learning disabilities can be affected by mental health problems. When a person is not able to describe or express their distress, and when they have coexisting ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are around 13 million people currently peri- or menopausal in the UK, equivalent to a third of the entire UK female population. I’m grateful to awareness campaigns and celebrities who have ...

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 ...