A training course on climate change has been specially developed for people with learning disabilities ...

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) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Investigations Editor Daniel Hewitt spoke with seven people with learning disabilities about work, life and their worries for the ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People with learning disabilities in England face stark inequalities in cancer care with significantly worse survival outcomes, ...

Annabell Downey’s breast cancer was diagnosed only after she collapsed and was taken to hospital — by which point it had already spread. Her experience highlights growing evidence that having a ...

Just a quarter of people with learning disabilities (26%) are on their GP surgery’s learning disability register, according to research published this year by the Nuffield Trust. This indicates the ...

A Scottish artist has become the first person with a learning disability to win the coveted Turner Prize. Known for her large-scale abstract drawings and hanging sculptures, Nnena Kalu took home the ...

People in England with a learning disability have a higher risk of cancer, especially before age 50 , according to a study by researchers from The University of Manchester and The ChristieNHS ...

Mencap has created an outdoor exhibition to display some of winning photographs from its annual photo competition, Snap. The pictures are all either taken by or featuring someone with a learning ...

People with learning disabilities should be able to use their bus passes before 9.30am, councillors have been told.