The Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) programme, funded by NHS England and NHS Improvement, was established in 2017 to improve healthcare for people with a learning disability and autistic people. LeDeR aims to:
- Improve care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
- Reduce health inequalities for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
- Prevent people with a learning disability and autistic people from early deaths.
What is LeDeR?
LeDeR summarises the lives and deaths of people with a learning disability and autistic people who died in England in annual reports. The reports are made by researchers at King’s College London collaborating with academic partners at the University of Lancashire and Kingston University London, copies of which can be found below. Accessible versions, including a video summary of the findings are available, as are key “TakeHome” posters.
For previous years' reports, please see the tab "Previous years reports" at the bottom of this page. Please see the tab "Publications" for "Deep Dive" reports, and publications.
Read the King's press release for the LeDeR Report 2023.
LeDeR Report 2023 (published September 2025)
Our Partners
The main report and the accessible versions were produced in conjunction with our academic and community partners: The University of Central Lancashire, Kingston University London, Staying Alive and Well, Foundation for people with learning disabilities, Pathways Associates and the Estia Centre. More detail on the LeDeR report can be found on the NHS website.
Group leads
Professor in Intellectual Disabilities
Senior Clinical Lecturer
Post-Doctoral Research Associate