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<p>This article describes a study that examined how the largely unmet mental health needs of people with learning disabilities were being identified and met by a Scottish
<p>Staff at a nursing home used information from the Gold Standards Framework to develop appropriate care for a 62-year-old woman with Down syndrome who developed dementia
<p>A weight reduction club for people with learning disabilities helped participants to each lose 5.9kg on average over a 12-month period.
<p>This article outlines the impact, merits and challenges of service users’ and carers’ contributions to learning disability nurse training, and the practical considerati
<p>Following a 2005-06 study using Health of the Nation Outcome Scales learning disability scores to assess the outcomes of treatment of people with learning disabilities
<p>This article describes how problems concerning the prevention and management of the use of restraint are being addressed in the joint learning disabilities service in S
<p>Hospice care is shifting away from dealing solely with end of life issues to helping families live with children with life-limiting conditions.
<p>In accordance with the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement’s aims, service improvement projects were introduced into the curriculum of learning disability nurs
<p>The article describes the use of modified classical music to help children who have speech and mobility problems to become continent.
<p>This article explores the issue of cultural diversity among service users with learning disabilities, and the barriers to their access to direct payment supports.
<p>In March 2010 the government announced two related initiatives to help address the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities in England.
<p>A well educated and trained workforce is central to the development of quality care for people with learning disabilities.
<p>Reducing health inequalities and promoting health opportunities for people with a learning disability are essential if their unmet health needs are to be addressed.
<p>Set up in 2007, Beeston Action for Families is a multiracial group of families with adults who have a learning disability in Leeds who get together to share information, support and social activities in the community.</p>
<p>The issue of restraint is topical and important when working with people with learning disabilities.
<p>In Scotland, children with learning disabilities, some of whom exhibit behaviour that challenges, are increasingly being educated in mainstream classrooms (Harris et al 1996).
<p>Cerebral palsy is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood and half of these children will have an intellectual impairment. This article reports on the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and explores the impact of intellectual impairment.
<p>The author explores the use of live simulation as a strategy for teaching nursing and other students about person-centred health care for service users who have learning disabilities and present with challenging behaviours.
