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Recent figures show that 60% of people with learning disabilities who are inpatients in hospital settings have been there for more than a year, despite promises of reform after the Winterbourne View. So, has anything really changed for the…
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People with learning disabilities die on average 16 years earlier than their non-disabled peers, but to tackle this inequality will require changes in healthcare and it has to be led by the government. Editor Dan Parton reports.
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If the Learning Disability Coalition's (LDC) new report is to be believed, nearly half of people with learning disabilities who receive social care services have had their support cut or charges for it increased in the past year. Proof, for…
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