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

The proportion of avoidable deaths among adults with a learning disability has fallen but is still almost double that of the general population, according to a new report. Some 733 (38.8%) of the ...

Learning disabled adults in Scotland are facing decades of "benign neglect" in older people's care homes where their needs are going unmet, campaigners warned today. There are at least 869 people with ...

While epilepsy affects one percent of the general population, this figure rises to 22.2% for people with learning disabilities. The researchers analysed nearly 10,000 deaths of adults with ...

Learn about the tests commonly used in diagnosing learning disabilities such as visual-motor integration and achievement. If your child is struggling with school assignments despite showing real ...

Oxfordshire County Council has struck a ‘Deal’ with My Life My Choice (MLMC), an organisation that supports people with ...

Care of service users planned less than three years ahead in most councils, finds research by learning disability charity Short-term and cost-driven care planning is blighting the quality of life of ...