The health secretary has written to GPs to encourage practices to make full use of additional income provided for ensuring learning disability registers are up to date and carrying out annual health ...

Young people with disabilities and additional needs in residential schools and colleges will soon be offered free NHS hearing, dental and eyesight checks by trained staff in their schools. NHS sensory ...

This Down’s Syndrome Day (21st March), a local NHS trust is encouraging people who have a learning disability to have their annual physical health check.

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The Government has published a new code of practice to ensure consistency of training for health and social care providers looking after people with a learning disability or autism. It sets out the ...

A ‘HEALTH and Wellbeing Passport’ has been introduced to help children and young people with a learning disability communicate better with doctors. The passport can help doctors and nurses who care ...