Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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The Winterbourne View inquiry highlighted issues about people with learning disabilities who are placed in hospitals.
There are about 1.14 million people in the UK who have a learning disability, of whom more than 20% have a co-morbid mental health issue (
Aim To examine whether there is a relationship between the temperament and character of university students and their attitude towards people w
Objectives A learning disabilities’ dementia battery was developed to assess cognitive abilities in individuals referred to the learning disabi
Aim To improve access to, and aftercare from, audiology services for people with learning disabilities.
Epilepsy is a serious medical condition that can have profound psychosocial effects.
This article describes a one-year Commission for Quality and Innovation project in two clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in the south of England.
The demand for quality in health care has never been higher.
Introduction People with learning disabilities are more likely to develop dementia of the Alzheimer’s type than the general population.
There is a wealth of literature on access to health care for the general population, but there is little knowledge about the experiences of people with lear
The authors present an overview of a collaborative approach to managing sleep problems in children and young people with learning disabilities and challengi
Community learning disability nurses need a clear understanding of the concept of ‘role’.
Group interventions offer an alternative means of providing psychological support to people with intellectual (learning) disabilities.
People with learning disabilities are now enjoying a longer life expectancy than ever before as a result of enhanced medical and social interventions and improved quality of life.
The therapeutic relationship is an interpersonal affiliation between a nurse and a client. It is central to the growth of interdependent psychological, emotional, cognitive, social and behavioural skills necessary for an individual’s development.
It is recognised that people with learning disabilities who also have a long-term condition or life-limiting illness are at a disadvantage compared to the rest of the population because they continually fail to access relevant care services.
A growing number of people with learning disabilities are becoming parents, and many of them risk having their children removed from their care.
Despite compelling evidence about the benefits of breastfeeding, little is known about the breastfeeding experiences of mothers of infants with Down’s syndrome. This article explores the experiences of mothers of newly born children with Down’s syndrome.
