Dan Scorer: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- head of policy at learning disability charity Mencap
- Quoted on
- Learning disability & autism
- Press citations held
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
“We're very concerned that with the merger of DHSC and NHS England, as well as the merger of ICBs into larger bodies with staff spread more thinly across wider areas, the needs of people with a learning disability may be given less focus amidst these significant structural changes and reconfigurations at a local level.”
What Dan Scorer has said
“'This data presents further evidence of the ever-deepening crisis facing learning disability nursing. This dedicated workforce plays a critical role in delivering inclusive health services and preventing avoidable deaths among people with a learning disability.'”
head of policy learning disability charity Mencap · Learning disability & autism · 30 Sept 2026 · Learning disability nurse numbers fall as other nursing fields grow marginally ↗
Where Dan Scorer has been quoted
- The concerning state of care for patients with a learning disabilityhealthcareleadernews.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Learning disability nurse numbers fall as other nursing fields grow marginallynursinginpractice.com · 30 Sept 2026
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