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 ...

An NHS and government-backed review misrecorded causes of death for hundreds of learning disabled people, leading to underreporting of avoidable deaths.

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 ...

A Southwark-based football club for adults with learning disabilities has launched south London’s first disabled and non-disabled women’s inclusive tournament, ...

People with learning disabilities in Wales continue to face significant health and social inequalities ...