Megan Pritchard, a third-year nursing student at Aston University, has written a paper outlining the health inequalities faced by people with learning difficulties and suggesting achievable ways to ...

Being in hospital can be difficult for anybody, but it is particularly challenging for people who have a learning disability. Compared with the general population, this patient group is more likely to ...

Equality Legislation around the world differs in detail but is broadly in line with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This statute states that businesses must make ...

NHS England must do more to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities when they are treated in hospital, the patient safety body said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) ...