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Format.Two educational activities were developed the first was a simulated learning experience which took place in the simulation suite at St Georges University Hospital. The second educational activity was facilitated in a seminar room and included a case discussion that encouraged problem based learning across small groups of students from the two healthcare disciplines. Target audience.Second year student nurses for people with a learning disability working towards registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council, part 5 (n= 18) and third year paramedic science students (n= 48) from Kingston University and St George's University of London. Objectives.The most commonly accepted definition of the term learning disability in the UK includes the presence of a "significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information or to learn new skills; a reduced ability to cope independently; and an impairment that started before adulthood, with a lasting effect on development" (Department of Health, 2001). People with a learning disability are more likely to experience health inequalities compared to the general population (Emerson and Baines, 2010); are more likely to be admitted to hospital and are more likely to be admitted for an ambulatory care sensitive condition (ACSC) (Glover and Evison, 2013). ACSCs are conditions that should not require admission to hospital given effective management in the community. Glover and Evison (2013) conclude that common ACSCs in people with a learning disability include epilepsy, complications of diabetes, constipation and pneumonia; with trends suggesting that emergency admissions for these ACSCs are increasing over recent years.