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Nov 29, 2024 · Learning Disability Today. Blue Sky Offices Shoreham 25 Cecil Pashley Way Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex BN43 5FF United Kingdom. T: 01273 434943. Contacts
New human rights guide for young people with a learning disability
1 day ago · A new guide has been published to help practitioners consider how human rights can be used to support decision-making and enable positive outcomes for young autistic people and young people with a learning disability. The guide was commissioned by the Local Government Association with the British ...
Annual health checks: building a healthcare system that works for ...
4 hours ago · People with a learning disability often have poorer physical and mental health than the general population. In 2006, the Disability Rights Commission recommended the introduction of annual health checks (AHCs) for people with learning disabilities in England and Wales as a result of a formal investigation into health inequalities in this group.
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Viewpoint: government must bridge the learning disability funding …
22 hours ago · For those unfamiliar with supported living, the wage bill in a typical service can represent over 85% of operating costs. This means that last year’s National Living Wage increase required councils to increase fees in these services by 12%, on top of other inflationary costs.. However, only 12 councils met or exceeded this uplift …
Improving health outcomes for people with a learning disability: …
Oct 24, 2024 · Learning Disability Today. Blue Sky Offices Shoreham 25 Cecil Pashley Way Shoreham-by-Sea West Sussex BN43 5FF United Kingdom. T: 01273 434943. Contacts
Dementia & learning disability: common conditions made complex
Jul 31, 2024 · Dementia is a progressive condition that affects mental processes such as memory and problem-solving, as well as mood or behaviour. 1 There are almost 100,000 people currently living with dementia in the UK and this is projected to rise to 1.4 million in 2040. 2 People with learning disabilities are more likely to develop dementia and it is particularly common in those with Down’s syndrome ...
The future of learning disability nursing: what needs to change?
Nov 22, 2024 · Sheila Sobrany is President of the Royal College of Nursing and a former course leader in adult nursing at the University of East London. At the LDT and Kingston conference, Sheila spoke about the future of learning disability nursing and what the RCN’s top three priorities are for bolstering this shrinking workforce.
How does exercise benefit people with a learning disability?
Jan 26, 2022 · There are roughly 11 million disabled people in the UK, and around 1.5 million with a learning disability. Yet research shows people with disabilities are at significantly higher risk of poor health outcomes compared to the general population.
LeDeR report: too many dying from avoidable causes
Nov 30, 2023 · Of the 3,648 people with a learning disability who died in 2022, four in 10 deaths could have been avoided, according to the latest Learning from lives and deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report.. While the report reveals a slight improvement in the number of avoidable deaths compared to the previous year (50%), this number is still much higher than the ...