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

A nurse described as a role model, system-shaper and tireless advocate has received a national social care award for his work supporting people with learning disabilities over a 30-year career.

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

Two Teesside nurses have received national awards for their work at a ceremony in London. Sue Sargeant and Claire Donnelly were named Learning Disability Nurses of the Year at the British Journal of ...

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

Parts of England risk becoming “learning disability nurse deserts” as student numbers have collapsed in every region, a new analysis has warned. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical ...

Dreaming of a new career? Each week, we speak to someone from a different profession to discover what it's really like. Today, the Money team chats to an NHS learning disability nurse - we agreed to ...

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 ...

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 ...

I brooded with premonitions. Small in stature but bulging pregnantly on a walk through the woods, I had the horrible thought: “What if something is wrong with him?” He was my fourth child. I’d worried ...