The shortage of learning disability nurses is impacting the “quality and style” of patient care and means mental health nurses are commonly being used to fill rota gaps, an investigation has revealed.

A study published in Health Services and Delivery Research finds patients with learning disabilities generally experience poorer care quality. Researchers used questionnaires, interviews, observations ...

Hartlepool Borough Council has joined a fight to protect learning disability nursing and will lobby the government to tackle the "crisis" it faces.

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 ...

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 ...

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

A dedicated nurse who supports adults with learning disabilities in Dunblane has been shortlisted as Nurse of the Year in the ...

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 ...