Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
Clinical
In the North Somerset Primary Care Trust catchment area, local healthcare guidelines on relationships and sexuality may not help people with learning disabi
This article contends that, in the care of people with learning disabilities, there can be a ‘slippery slope’ in which complex interacting behaviours, attit
<p>AS A learning disability nurse, I immediately recognised the discussion presented in this book.
<p>THIS BOOK demonstrates how attitudes toward people with autism have changed through history as technology has developed and knowledge about the condition has increased.
An article in Learning Disability Practice last year argued the need for a model for learning disability care, and so a small-scale opinion survey and facil
Background The Research Active Programme (RAP) was an eight-week group-based research training programme designed to promote disability rights
According to the 2012 UK census, 6.6% of the population of London have a South Asian background.
<p>‘A STUDENT was placing a single pair of socks into a washing machine. His tutor asked him what he was doing.
People with learning disabilities who are fed enterally often have complications, including pulmonary aspiration.
Aim To identify what parents perceive to be good practice in the care of children with autism in dental settings and to highlight difficulties
The Research Active Programme (RAP) was designed to enable adults with intellectual disabilities to learn about the purposes and process of research.
The needs of offenders with learning disabilities or difficulties entering prison should be recognised and met promptly.
The prevalence of hearing loss among people with learning disabilities is considerably higher than in the general population, yet few clients access audiology services.
This article discusses a collaborative project undertaken by learning disability nursing staff in which an interprofessional working environment was created for students of different health professions at the same university.
This article describes the assessment, development and review of a care plan for a person with a learning disability and Becker muscular dystrophy.
Aim The study assessed the confidence levels of registered nurses who care for patients with learning disabilities, including those with palliative care needs, in an acute hospital setting
Earlier this year, the authors, all members of the UK Learning Disability Consultant Nurse Network, completed development of the Health Equalities Framework.
This article reports on a self-assessment audit of a clinical nurse specialist in health promotion and intellectual disability care.
