A review had found that 39% of deaths with a known cause had been avoidable. The figure has now been revised to 40%.
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 ...
The learning disability support charity Mencap has revealed that it’s been flooded with donations since the most recent ...
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, ...
Almost a dozen adults with learning disabilities and autism in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly are "locked up" in mental health hospitals, new figures show – as a charity urged the Government to end ...
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.