The hospital’s learning disability liaison nurse – this role exists in many hospitals. Another useful source of information is the hospital passport, which the patient may already have. It will ...

Hospital passports are written about a lot in the learning disability field, so this is a blog that I wasn’t going to write. However, three potentially serious incidents in the last three months has ...

Healthcare professionals also ensure that all staff involved in care of the person growing older with a learning disability are aware of their needs and have access to a hospital passport that ...