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NHS failing to ‘sufficiently treat and look after’ people with learning disabilities

Baroness Casey, Chair of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, has said the NHS “are unable to sufficiently treat and look after people with learning disabilities.” Speaking to ITV News’ Dan Hewitt earlier this month, Baroness Casey said she believed that the NHS was failing people with learning disabilities and heavily criticised the...

Only 5% of people with learning disabilities are in paid employment

A new report has revealed that less than 5% of people with a learning disability are in paid employment (4.8%). A landmark review into supporting people to stay in work found that people with disabilities face significant barriers to entering the workplace and to staying in work due to a lack of appropriate adjustments....

Tragic death reveals crisis in the care of people with learning disabilities

Families and campaigners are speaking out after the tragic death of a man with learning disabilities has exposed a crisis in the care of people with learning disabilities and autism. Bereaved families of people with learning disabilities have warned that people are dying due to a lack of NHS training and staff shortages. Adrian...