How austerity has eroded learning disability services
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How austerity has eroded learning disability services

Dave Atkinson Independent consultant_nurse

Support for people with learning disabilities became increasingly poorly aligned to their care and support needs amid austerity measures that followed the 2008 global financial crisis, a study shows.

Learning Disability Practice. 22, 2, 8-8. doi: 10.7748/ldp.22.2.8.s9

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