A campaigner has said residential care for adults with learning disabilities needs an "overhaul" after a review that identified failings in the current provision. Fran Tinkler of Manx Mencap said a ...

About 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability, according to the charity Mencap. People with a learning disability find it harder than others to learn, understand and communicate.

Healthcare for people with a learning disability can be improved by a new flag on patient records, a pilot scheme has shown. NHS Digital introduced the Reasonable Adjustment Flag, which lets doctors, ...

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has been developed to predict how long a person with a learning disability is likely to stay in hospital, offering valuable insights that could improve care ...