When it comes to people with learning disabilities and COVID-19, the statistics are damning. In the UK, people with learning disabilities are at least four times more likely to die
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All adults on the learning disability register will be prioritised to get a coronavirus vaccine, the Government has announced, following calls from BBC presenter Jo Whiley. People with severe and
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An autistic teenager who started writing thank you cards to health and care workers to deal with his anxiety about the pandemic has now sent almost 600 cards and is
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A hospital for men with learning disabilities has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) identified “serious risks to patient safety”. The CQC said it also
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A man has won the latest round of a court fight over the care of his autistic son. The man, who is separated from the boy’s mother, has cared for
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A teenager who threw a young boy from the viewing platform of the Tate Modern has had his appeal against his 15-year minimum prison term dismissed. Jonty Bravery (pictured), 19,
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The mother of a young man with Down’s Syndrome and autism who died after collapsing in a private care home says the coronial process has failed to examine wider failings
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A teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from the viewing platform of the Tate Modern has launched an appeal in a bid to be moved from jail to hospital, a
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Ongoing cuts to learning disability support systems that put strain on family carers are a “ticking time bomb”, a charity has warned. Almost 90% of people with learning disabilities who
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Too many people with learning disabilities or autism are receiving “undignified and inhumane care” in specialist hospitals, the care regulator has found. Some patients were not able to access fresh
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