Include the needs of people with a learning disability and autistic people in prevention programmes, aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing avoidable morbidity and mortality e.g. though ...

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 ...

Scrapping vital NHS targets for people with a learning disability “is a dangerous step backwards and could have serious ...

Generally, people with learning disabilities die 20 years younger than those without learning disabilities and about 39% of ...

A health board has pledged to improve care for people with learning disabilities. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and ...

NHS England must do more to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities when they are treated in hospital, the patient safety body said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) ...

They also cautioned that there had been fewer completed reviews for the 2023 report “due to unforeseen pressures on the NHS ... of people with a learning disability and autistic people, and for ...

A candidate for next year’s Scottish Parliament election has slammed the Scottish Government inaction as adults with learning disabilities were left without vital health checks North Lanarkshire ...

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) and Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) staff have signed a pledge to commit to a national 'I Am Here' message, a reminder that everyone deserves to be ...

A pioneering project to stop the over-medication of people with a learning disability or autism in North Yorkshire has been captured on camera to help others nationwide. Did you know with a Digital ...