The government has launched a consultation on proposals to introduce mandatory learning disabilities and autism training for all nurses in England. The proposed training would be mandatory for all ...

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 ...

It is well documented that mothers with learning disabilities and their babies are at higher risk of adverse outcomes during pregnancy and afterwards. This article examines how maternity care can be ...

Non-specialist nurses need more training in caring for patients with learning disabilities in order to end the “scandal” of avoidable deaths, a charity has claimed in a new report, which also said two ...

People with learning disabilities and autistic people are set to benefit from more personalised and compassionate care, following a major step forward in specialist workforce training at the North ...

Oliver McGowan and Katy Lowry died in separate hospitals in late 2016 A petition started in honour of a dead teenager, calling for doctors and nurses to receive mandatory training in autism and ...