Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable

Learning Disability England is inviting signatories to support its open letter to the government, urging it to prioritise the health of people with learning disabilities.

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The SEND Consultation and the related White Paper are currently proposals about proposals: It is far from perfect and the devil will be in the detail. However, I am cautiously optimistic. This is more...

Mainstream schools need more help and stronger incentives to provide autistic students with the support they need, says House of Lords special inquiry

Doctor says training in the care of people with learning disabilities and autism has been revelatory.

Summary In this episode is a NIHR Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, discusses her recent paper titled   Where the authors ‘examine three areas: the types of potential harms and advers...

At a time when the demand across health and social care is so high, numbers entering the LD nursing profession are too low. To halt this decline, support the profession with a full bursary and mainten...

Last night, BBC News reported on the case of an autistic boy whose mother, Zoe, had obtained footage of him being brutally physically restrained while in a secl

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It’s been a busy week in the institute! We’ve had a lot of content to put out this week, and have also recorded a podcast on the Spring Statement that we put out this afternoon – so listen to at your…

Adults with learning disabilities are concerned their independence is being undermined by businesses across London going cashless.

During the pandemic, disabled people were barely involved in decisions that had huge ramifications for their lives. That must change.

Interventions lacking evidence, copy and paste plans, health + social care missing, Schools Week investigates

This Down’s Syndrome Day (21st March), a local NHS trust is encouraging people who have a learning disability to have their annual physical health check.

A new Transport Committee report uncovers the harsh daily reality experienced by disabled people when using transport services, and calls for an overhaul of the regulatory system that should ensure th...