People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE guidelines explains how ...

Early and timely assessment of behaviour that challenges can identify and seek to address the factors that lead to the behaviour and help to understand why the person is behaving in that way. In turn, ...

Challenging behaviours can be traumatic, but sedation is not the answer. Positive behaviour support can help people express themselves in different ways Last week, NHS England called for an end to ...

For a person to live well with dementia they need a range of appropriate treatments, support and activities. A person with a learning disability and dementia may see a psychiatrist specialising in ...

There are 1.5 million people with a learning disability in the UK People with a learning disability find it harder to learn, understand and communicate. There are 1.5 million people with a learning ...

Unexpectedly large numbers of people with learning disabilities treated with drugs normally reserved for those with severe mental illiness, study finds Unexpectedly large numbers of people with ...