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In 3 years NHS learning disability nurse numbers increase by only 22! âLives are being put at riskâ â RCN warns
The lives of learning disability patients are being put at risk because the number of specialist nurses caring for them has flatlined, the Royal College of Nursing warned.
The number of learning disability nurses in England has risen by just 22 in the last three years, despite numerous warnings from experts.
The Royal College of Nursing is calling for the government to urgently re-double its efforts to address the dire shortage of learning disability nurses.