People with learning disabilities

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News on this topic

People growing older with learning disabilities should get regular health checks, says NICE

NICE says people growing older with learning disabilities need to have annual health checks to help them manage conditions that can quickly affect them as they grow older.

Published:: 11 April 2018

Putting guidance into practice

Shared learning

Examples of how our guidance and standards have been put into practice in the NHS, local authorities, voluntary sector and a range of other organisations.

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A Safe Home is Still A Home

Published date:

March 2019
STOP LOOK CARE

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March 2019
Challenging assumptions and improving people’s quality of life within a large social care provider organisation

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November 2017