Opinion
Promoting safe care for people with epilepsy and a learning disability and/or autism
Our professional inferiority complex: why you’re never ‘just’ a nurse
Is it time to retire the title learning disability nurse?
Comment
Our professional inferiority complex: why you’re never ‘just’ a nurse
Safety-critical care is what we do, yet some of us can’t resist the urge to downplay
Is it time to retire the title learning disability nurse?
Changing the name could make it more contemporary and reflect changing times
Is the title learning disability nurse still fit for purpose?
Jonathan Beebee asks if the profession needs a new title to reflect changes in practice
Why we need to think about assisted dying and people with learning disabilities
In future people with learning disabilities could be granted euthanasia requests too easily
What would you put in an election manifesto for future learning disability nursing?
New reports on learning disability care are hard-hitting but do offer support for nurses
How to talk to people with learning disabilities about death
Avoiding the subject can rob people of a chance to grieve or prepare for death
Expert advice
Promoting safe care for people with epilepsy and a learning disability and/or autism
Nurses can use the new Clive Treacey Safety Checklist to support service users
What you need to know about caring for children with epilepsy
Support can include peer group activities, school counselling and individual care plans
What you need to know about DNACPR and people with learning disabilities
The facts and rules about this recommendation play a critical role for everyone concerned
Tips and actions to improve quality of sleep
Adults with learning disabilities face a range of sleep issues but new strategies can help
Use of restrictive practices: the ethical, legal and practical issues
Practical advice on delivering safe and humane interventions
Post-incident debriefing: how to demonstrate your professionalism and empathy
Tips on adapting your communication to send the right signals, and why reassurance is key
Editorial
Will integrated care systems improve support for the most vulnerable?
The new system will replace local commissioning groups
Coming out of lockdown: the route back to normality
People with learning disabilities and/or autism will need support to rebuild their lives
DNACPR notices: learning disability nurses are best-placed advocates for families
CQC report acknowledges vulnerabilities of service users during COVID-19
Mental Health Act reforms: have your say
New law alone will not address unnecessary detentions of people with learning disabilities
COVID-19: will people with learning disabilities fare better in the second wave?
Report reveals service users six times more likely to die than others during the first wave
COVID-19: uncertain times highlight the best of learning disability nursing
Nursing students starting university graduate courses face a strange new online world
Your views
Can difficult personal circumstances excuse mistakes at work?
We ask our readers if factors outside of work should be considered relevant
NHS pay: would a separate pay spine benefit nurses?
We ask our readers if a split from Agenda for Change is the best approach
A year on from NHS industrial action, what has changed for nurses?
After the hard-won pay deal, we ask our readers’ panel how they feel about the dispute now
Dreaded form-filling: would standardisation across all settings make your job easier?
Universal patient documentation and its potential to ease your admin burden
Patient confidentiality and sharing patient data in your work WhatsApp group
What safeguards do you need to help you use instant messaging responsibly?
Why does it feel like pay for care home and independent sector nurses is overlooked?
Are non-NHS staff under-estimated by the public and even their nursing colleagues?
Reviews
Job Coaches for Adults with Disabilities: A Practical Guide
Nicky Genders looks at a book focusing on the role of a job coach for people with LD
Book review: The Moulster and Griffiths Learning Disability Nursing Model
Michael Brown looks at a book focusing specifically on learning disability nursing models
Book review: Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives
A new book focusing on girls and women on the autism spectrum
Book review: Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism
Lynne Marsh reviews a book arguing that vaccines save lives and do not cause autism
Book review: Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches
Community nursing reference guide on nutrition and childhood obesity
Book review: Census
Novel about a dying man on a road trip with his son who has a learning disability