Plans announced last week to transfer commissioning powers for learning disability social care services from the NHS to local government could not have arrived at a better time. The proposal, outlined ...

Scrapping vital NHS targets for people with a learning disability “is a dangerous step backwards and could have serious consequences”, a leading charity has warned. New planning guidance for the ...

People with learning disabilities and autism in England are dying almost 20 years younger than the rest of the population, a long-awaited report has said. The annual mortality review commissioned by ...

Learning disability activists and academics have accused NHS England of failing to involve people with experience of services and their families in the development of a new group tasked with cutting ...

Health bosses are urging people with learning disabilities or their carers to make sure they get a free flu jab - as new statistics show "almost a quarter" of avoidable deaths for those with learning ...

A nurse who works for Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) has been recognised with a national award.