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Supporting the implementation of annual health checks for people with learning disabilities....

The Green Light Toolkit to improve mental health services for People with Learning Disabilities and/or Autism was launched by the Department for Health at Learning Disabilities Today in London on 28th November 2013.

Under English laws about equalities, public sector organisations have to tailor the way they provide care so that disabled people are not at a disadvantage. This may mean making physical adjustments to buildings such as...

This report is the third in a series of reports written by the Learning Disabilities Public Health Observatory (LDPHO: www.ihal.org.uk ) focusing on reasonable adjustments in a specific service area. The aim of these reports...

Good oral health can promote better communication and nutrition, and improve self-esteem and confidence, whereas poor oral health, in addition to detrimental effects on the above, can lead to pain and discomfort that people with...

People with learning disabilities have significantly higher rates of mortality and morbidity than their non-disabled peers.4-6 Whilst the incidence of deaths from most cancers in the UK among people with learning disabilities is currently lower...

This small research project gathered the experiences of people with learning disabilities and autistic people who had experienced social prescribing and those working as social prescribers or link workers. We have found a breadth and depth of ways that social prescribing can benefit people and their local communities.

Find out about reasonable adjustments during a Care (Education) and Treatment Review.