The findings of a three-year study into the extent of premature death in people with learning disabilities, which found that those with learning disabilities are more likely to have a premature death compared with individuals in the general population, has been covered widely in the national media.

The findings were covered by BBC TV, ITN National News, Sky News, The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, BBC Radio 5 Live (lunch time news), BBC Radio 5 Live (drive time), BBC Radio 4 World at One, Bristol Post, the BMJ (British Medical Journal), Community Care, Public Service and next week's edition of Nursing Standard magazine.