Mainstream services

The majority of people with learning disabilities living in hospital-style institutions are regularly given…

Recent figures show that 60% of people with learning disabilities who are inpatients in hospital settings have been…

Financial pressures are mounting for many charities working with people with learning disabilities, which is…

How can we ensure people with learning disabilities get a life, not a service? asks Ruth Gorman from Imagine, Act,…

While Learning Disability Week may have ended for this year, now is the time to maintain the positive momentum and…

The government published its response to the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning…

Supporting learning disability patients throughout their hospital journey is the main aim of new developments…

With clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) taking over commissioning of local health services, now is the time to…

Following the publication of Living in a Different World, consultant editor of Policing Today Philip Mason talks…

The Mental Capacity Act has helped many people with learning disabilities to make decisions for themselves since it…

A project in Lincolnshire is bringing together commissioners and providers in a new way to provide better, more…

Specific language impairments affect a person’s ability to understand language, but can be easily missed – with…

Mencap's David Congdon talks about the launch of the charity's campaign against disability hate crime, Stand By Me,…