Campaigners upset over errors in learning disability deaths report

A review had found that 39% of deaths with a known cause had been avoidable. The figure has now been revised to 40%.
Community Care

Mencap urges learning disability checks for mainstream NHS

NHS trusts should be measured on their performance in providing healthcare access to people with learning disabilities, a leading campaigner has said. David Congdon, Mencap's head of campaigns and ...
Community Care

Mencap finds 80% of children with learning disabilities are bullied

Eight out of ten children with a learning disability are bullied or scared to go out due to fear of being bullied, research out today by Mencap finds. The study, which launches a campaign on the issue ...
Brecon & Radnor Express

People with learning disabilities in Wales die decades earlier, MS warns

The Mid and Wales MS said at the Senedd that it was shocking that people with learning disabilities in Wales die, on average, ...