Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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How one company’s innovative computer technology is providing highly individualised bespoke supported living care packages for people with learning disab
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Well-designed picture books can help nurses to approach difficult subjects with vulnerable patients. Layla Haidrani reports.
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Three years ago the University of Hertfordshire employed Scott Watkin, a man with learning disabilities, as a visiting lecturer for its nursing course.
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For parents, the birth of child is always a special occasion. But for parents of babies with Down’s syndrome, the experience can be fraught with worries
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How prioritising the person and what makes them happy has transformed the lives of eight hard-to-help residents with learning disabilities in supported living accommodation
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After surviving a violent attack, Jonathan Beebe aims to help people with learning disabilities live independent lives
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Six nursing students have been rewarded for their efforts to improve learning disability care
People with learning disabilities and autism spending too long in assessment and treatment units
Violence perpetrated by patients against nurses can have devastating effects, and leads to high staff sickness rates.
