Mencap welcomed an NHS pledge to provide annual health checks for people with learning disabilities in England as a “major step forward in reducing health inequalities”. However, the charity expressed ...
NHS trusts should be measured on their performance in providing healthcare access to people with learning disabilities, a leading campaigner has said. David Congdon, Mencap's head of campaigns and ...
This Down’s Syndrome Day (21st March), a local NHS trust is encouraging people who have a learning disability to have their ...
A candidate for next year’s Scottish Parliament election has slammed the Scottish Government inaction as adults with learning disabilities were left without vital health checks North Lanarkshire ...
The government is planning to roll out an NHS Digital Health Check service from spring 2024, in a bid to free up GP appointments and reduce NHS waiting times. The check-up is a digital version of the ...