Look, this is a stat that genuinely keeps me up at night. According to the latest NHS LeDeR findings and reports from 2025, people with learning disabilities in the UK are dying nearly 20 years earlier than everyone else on average . What's even more grim is that a massive chunk of these deaths are completely avoidable , far higher than what we see in the general population.​ At Dr MJ's Harmony Haven, this isn't just some depressing number. It's literally the reason this pl

Introduction: The Stories Behind Better Care Families who support autistic young people and those with learning disabilities often have profound experiences moving through our healthcare system. What becomes clear is that children's services excel in many areas, but the transition to adult care reveals significant gaps. Rather than offering abstract analysis, this blog series will share real family experiences, anonymised and told with sensitivity, that illuminate what works,

At Harmony Haven, we use Positive Behaviour Support, known as PBS, because it truly helps. PBS is based on understanding that all behaviour has a reason, even when it is called “challenging.” For example, imagine a resident who hits out when the lounge is noisy. A traditional approach might see this as aggression and respond with restriction or punishment. But PBS asks a different question: Why is this happening? By observing and talking things through, we might realise the