Funding of up to £30,000 is available from the RCN Foundation for research projects by learning disability nurses in Wales on ...

The RCN Foundation has announced funding of up to £30,000 for registered nurses learning disability (RNLDs) to undertake a ...

Lord Paul Scriven, a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords, has spent years championing the rights of learning ...

The shortage of learning disability nurses is causing inequalities for patients and families, experts have warned. The workforce challenges facing the nursing specialty were discussed as part of a ...

Learning disability nurses play a crucial role in improving health outcomes for people with learning disabilities, but the specialty has been held back by the lack of a bespoke care model. This ...

A new Mencap survey confirms that people with learning disabilities receive poorer health care than others. But specialist posts are making a difference, reports Mithran Samuel A new Mencap survey ...

For people with learning disabilities the world can be a bewildering and strange place to get to grips with, but in hospitals it can be even worse. Sometimes members of staff at a busy hospital simply ...

A Belfast nurse has created a pioneering tool to help tackle the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities. Aaron Smyth, a recent graduate of Queen's University Belfast, has ...

Learning Disability Week is taking place from Monday 17 to Sunday 23 June. The annual awareness week hosted by Mencap shines a light on the realities and barriers of people living with a learning ...