Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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Constipation is common among people with severe learning disabilities but its effect on their wellbeing is widely underestimated.
This article examines the development and function of an intensive health outreach team for people with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire.
<p>THIS BOOK is intended for anyone interested in teaching children or adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) about sexuality and relationships.</p>
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 states: ‘A person is not to be treated as unable to make a decision unless all practicable steps to help him to do so have been
This article presents the findings of a literature review of research into the relationships between family carers of people with intellectual disabilities
This article reviews a Welsh Government-funded project in which a team of professionals try to ensure that children with learning disabilities and challengi
People with learning disabilities have traditionally been excluded from the job market but, due to changes in national policies, such as those outlined in t
Individualised recovery values are becoming increasingly important in the care of people with intellectual disabilities and mental health needs.
This article outlines an approach to enhancing the educational development and delivery of teaching about epilepsy care in pre-registration learning disabil
This article reports on research by the family-support organisation Promoting a More Inclusive Society into bereavement and loss among people with profound
The employment of peer support workers by mental health organisations is becoming increasingly common in the UK and internationally.
Children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs can benefit physically and emotionally from multisensory relaxation s
This article describes the career of a learning disability physiotherapist between 1988 and 2012. During this period, many people with learning disabilities moved from long-term institutions to supported living accommodation.
People with autism are especially vulnerable to mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. They need their environments to be predictable, which may involve isolating themselves as far as possible from other people and from anything that is changeable.
<p>IN THIS collection of blogs, 12 mothers with children with learning disabilities tell their stories about birth, diagnosis and care, and their battles on behalf of their families. The book serves as a reminder of the power of such stories to help and inspire others.</p>
<p>THE INDIVIDUALISED education programme (IEP) is a system of education for children with learning disabilities in the United States.</p>
In the North Somerset Primary Care Trust catchment area, local healthcare guidelines on relationships and sexuality may not help people with learning disabilities or those who support them as they were intended to do.
This article contends that, in the care of people with learning disabilities, there can be a ‘slippery slope’ in which complex interacting behaviours, attitudes and values can reinforce abuse, sometimes with tragic consequences.
