Although there have been recent improvements, a lot more needs to be done to achieve equitable care for people with learning disabilities admitted to hospital. The increasing number of acute learning ...

The head of learning disability nursing at NHS England and NHS Improvement has said the profession needs a “reset” because its direction has been lost. David Harling said he was working alongside ...

An apprenticeship course has been launched to help reverse a shortage of nurses who specialise in caring for people with learning disabilities. The number of specialist learning disability nurses in ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted the need for dedicated disability education in undergraduate nursing programs to better prepare future nurses. Almost one in five ...

A health team at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust has won national recognition for a project supporting people with learning disabilities. The trust’s Learning Disabilities team received ...