Bridgwater Community Hospital offers work placements to people who identify as neurodiverse.

People with learning disabilities often face systemic barriers in receiving fair healthcare. In this interview,, Independent Consultant Nurse in Learning Disabilities, discusses why we need to shift ...

Joint working between health and social care is all the rage but the field of learning difficulties has been pioneering a joint practitioner role since the 1980s. Dave Sims looks at new research on ...

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 ...

There are more than 160 extra mental health or learning disability nurses thanks to University of Northampton's ASPIRE partnership with St. Andrew’s Healthcare, including Kieran and Patricia who ...

Annabell Downey’s breast cancer was diagnosed only after she collapsed and was taken to hospital — by which point it had already spread. Her experience highlights growing evidence that having a ...

Student nurses specialising in mental health and learning disabilities are to be given a “deeper understanding” of the sector by gaining in-depth work experience at one of the largest mental health ...