Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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<p>As in other countries, the choice of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) as a nursing specialty is not common among nurses in the United States.</p>
<p>There is a good deal of objective, as well as anecdotal, evidence that young people with learning disabilities (like other young disabled people) encounter considerable
<p>Iam currently enjoying the challenge of leading a new course at my college.
<p>Nurses in the UK working with people who have learning disabilities receive training in physical intervention skills from a variety of training systems.
<p>The Valuing People White Paper emphasised the importance of people with learning disabilities having equal access to mainstream welfare services (DoH 2001).
<p>The current demographic literature on ageing and intellectual disabilities indicates an increase in longevity for people with such disabilities, as a result of medical
<p> Aims and intended learning outcomes </p> <p>The aim of this article is to refresh your knowledge of the structure and functions of the skin and to provide
<p>In October 2001 the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities convened a year- long inquiry to explore a woefully neglected area: the mental health needs of youn
<p>It feels as if learning disability nursing has always been going through great changes.
<p>While the terms ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’ ‘and ‘bisexual’ might not be meaningful to some people with learning disabilities, they might experience feelings and emotions about, a
<p>In March 2001 Valuing People set out a range of proposals for improving the lives of people with learning disabilities and their families and carers (Department of Heal
<p>Down’s Syndrome Scotland has produced Food for Thought, a guide for staff and carers that focuses on mealtimes and eating when a person has Down syndrome and dementia.
<p>For many years the maturity of learning disabled children has been highly controversial. For example, Kempton (1978) suggested that teaching people with learning disabilities about sex raised fears among members of the public that it would result in people having sex all the time.
<p>There is a general recognition that the quality of services provided to people with a learning disability is heavily dependent on the skills, training and experience of staff working in both health and social care settings (Rose 1995).
<p>The National Service Framework for Mental Health (DoH 1999a) and NHS Plan (DoH 2000) initiatives called for a total of 220 assertive outreach teams to be operational in the UK by April 2003.
<p>The recent secondment of two learning disability nurses offered our community learning disability team the opportunity to think about a new way of working in partnership with our clients.
<p>There are many definitions of reflective practice, but most authors agree it consists of learning about and developing practice through the analysis of events. This article explores the individual, professional and organisational issues arising from implementing reflective practice.
<p>Over the past decade there has been an increasing awareness that some adults are at particular risk of abuse.
