Learning disability nurses play a crucial role in improving health outcomes for people with learning disabilities, but the specialty has been held back by the lack of a bespoke care model. This ...

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.

The shortage of learning disability nurses is causing inequalities for patients and families, experts have warned. The workforce challenges facing the nursing specialty were discussed as part of a ...

A new Mencap survey confirms that people with learning disabilities receive poorer health care than others. But specialist posts are making a difference, reports Mithran Samuel A new Mencap survey ...

A conference for future learning disability nurses has been described as "one of the most inclusive, inspiring and joyful". The University of Winchester hosted the 21st Positive Choices conference ...

For people with learning disabilities the world can be a bewildering and strange place to get to grips with, but in hospitals it can be even worse. Sometimes members of staff at a busy hospital simply ...

Learning Disability student nurses from DMU, along with Senior Lecturer Justine Barksby, will be raising money for charity by taking part in The Great Nottinghamshire Bike Ride on Sunday 23 June. This ...

Learning Disability Week is taking place from Monday 17 to Sunday 23 June. The annual awareness week hosted by Mencap shines a light on the realities and barriers of people living with a learning ...