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) ...

Wes Streeing says passing of the new Mental Health Act is ‘a personal milestone’ – but campaigners warn more work needs to be done ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has been developed to predict how long a person with a learning disability is likely to stay in hospital, offering valuable insights that could improve care ...

One of England’s largest mental health and learning disability providers failed to investigate the 'unexpected' deaths of too many patients, according to a leaked report. Southern Health NHS ...

O. Rose Broderick reports on the health policies and technologies that govern people with disabilities’ lives. Before coming to STAT, she worked at WNYC’s Radiolab and Scientific American, and her ...

Last month, the Diabetic Eye Screening Team at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) delivered a dedicated screening day designed specifically for patients with learning disabilities, ...

It is often said in jest that the only people who know where some people with learning disabilities are living are finance officers. So many live in NHS care, in such a multitude of settings, that ...

Medical school graduate Eshani Kishore never received any formal education in how to treat patients with disabilities, considered one of the largest minority groups in the nation. “If we were more ...

Nottinghamshire Healthcare is thrilled to see four nurses recently awarded the Queen’s Nurse title. The Queen's Nurse title ...

As a teacher, you want all of your students to reach their academic potential. However, not everyone learns at the same pace or in the same way. That means you need to be prepared to provide ...