Care Sectors: Learning Disabilities

Choking remains one of the most significant and preventable risks facing people who receive care and support. While incidents can have devastating consequences, national learning consistently shows that effective prevention is possible when risks are recognised early, staff are well trained, and organisations embed safe practice into everyday care.

Care England latest white paper explores what good choking prevention looks like across social care, supported living, and community settings. Drawing on national learning, regulatory expectations, and best practice guidance, it provides practical recommendations for providers, commissioners, managers, and frontline teams responsible for supporting people to eat and drink safely.

A full list of training courses and qualifications eligible for funding under the Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS). Only the specific training courses and qualifications listed are eligible for LDSS funding.

This report from the CQC looks what people with a learning disability and autistic people experience when they need physical health care and treatment in hospital.