Campaigners upset over errors in learning disability deaths report

A review had found that 39% of deaths with a known cause had been avoidable. The figure has now been revised to 40%.
Community Care

Mencap urges learning disability checks for mainstream NHS

NHS trusts should be measured on their performance in providing healthcare access to people with learning disabilities, a leading campaigner has said. David Congdon, Mencap's head of campaigns and ...
Learning Disability Today

LeDeR researchers apologise as republished report shows increased number of avoidable deaths

The latest report from LeDeR (Learning from Lives and Deaths – People with a learning disability and autistic people) has ...

Bereaved families 'disrespected' as learning disabled deaths recorded in error

An NHS and government-backed review misrecorded causes of death for hundreds of learning disabled people, leading to ...
Community Care

School Games 2008: Mencap wins learning disabilities inclusion

More than 300,000 children with a learning disability will have the chance to compete in the UK School Games, following action by Mencap and support from minister for sport Gerry Sutcliffe. The Games, ...
Opinion
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Down’s syndrome guidance: why learning disability nursing must be at the centre

The draft consultation for guidance on the Down Syndrome Act 2022 so far fails to recognise the importance of learning disability nurses in the health and wellbeing of people with Down's syndrome.
Medscape

Patients' Learning Disabilities Needs 'Not Met' in Hospitals

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) ...