Lord Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, has spent years championing the rights of learning ...

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) ...

"The word 'partnership' is now a very evident part of the everyday language of people who are involved in the process of providing care for vulnerable people." This opening sentence of Tait and ...

A Catholic doctor called on Sunday for an independent inquiry into reports that COVID-19 patients with learning disabilities have been given "do not resuscitate" notices during the second wave of the ...

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Selina Likely, the director of Edwards Creative Learning Center in Columbus, Ohio, was motivated to pursue a career in child care after a program expelled her 1-year-old daughter for biting. Credit: ...

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has announced a significant expansion of its acute learning disabilities team, with recruitment already under way for more clinicians, support workers, and administrative ...

When Selina Likely became director of the Edwards Creative Learning Center six years ago, she knew there was one longstanding practice that she wanted to change. For as long as she had taught at the ...