Learning Disability news

The Palliative Care for People with Learning Disabilities Network (PCPLD) has been shortlisted for the Community Organisation Award for Disability at the National Diversity Awards 2021.

A campaign has been launched to save Ravenswood Village, a unique rural residential community, based in Berkshire for people with severe learning disabilities, complex needs and autism.

New resources to help young people with a learning disability and their families have a smoother transition to adult healthcare services have been launched by Mencap and Bradford People First.

A new report commissioned by Community Integrated Care has revealed that many social care workers are paid £7,000 less than their equivalents in the NHS and other public funded sectors.

According to a report by the Guardian, a terror laws watchdog will say that a “staggeringly high” number of people with autism are referred to the government’s Prevent programme.

The shortage of learning disability nurses in NHS posts and the role they play in reducing the often-fatal health inequalities affecting people with learning disabilities and autistic people, was discussed at a recent meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Disability.

A landmark case against the UK Government over the current law that allows abortion up to birth for Down’s syndrome has begun.

Addressing sleep problems in young autistic children can help regulate behaviour difficulties as they grow older, according to a new study.

Neurorehabilitation experts from The Children’s Trust have launched an innovative programme to increase awareness and understanding of the acquired brain injury.