Christine Walker

Elizabeth Iro
Nursing Standard

‘Nurses cannot continue to be abused’

WHO chief nurse says recognising value is not just about money, but appreciating nurses’ work

Anette Kennedy Photo: ICN
Nursing Standard

Nurses ‘deserve more than a pat on the back’, ICN congress hears

Four-day conference focusing on challenges for nurses around the globe kicks off in Singapore

Reset button
Learning Disability Practice

Exclusive: Is it time for learning disability nursing to press the 'reset' button?

Leading nurse figures meet to discuss what action to take

Learning Disability Practice

LeDeR report highlights care crisis and need for learning disability nursing investment

Report reveals learning disabilities and Down’s syndrome still being given as cause of death

The Shiners at the Positive Choices conference
Learning Disability Practice

Learning disability nursing delegates attempt world record at Positive Choices

Hundreds take part in world record sign language bid at conference

Paula McGowan
Learning Disability Practice

Oliver McGowan: mother wants compulsory LD training to be her son's legacy

Paula McGowan led campaign call at Positive Choices 2019 conference

Learning Disability Practice

England’s chief nurse says she is committed to improving learning disability care

CNO Ruth May vows to improve lives of people with learning disability and their nurses

Learning Disability Practice

Have your say on proposals for mandatory learning disability and autism staff training

A consultation offers a chance to affect the experience of people with learning disabilities

Learning Disability Practice

Centenary of learning disability nursing marked at Keele

Students, staff and service users at Keele University helped create a mosaic plaque

Paul Vaughan
Learning Disability Practice

Campaign aims to make learning disability nursing a more appealing career option

Ageing workforce and universities scaling down courses seen as contributory factors

LD logo
Learning Disability Practice

Logo marks centenary of learning disability nursing

Winning design by LD nurse chosen in website competition

STOMP
Learning Disability Practice

Campaign to reduce child prescriptions 

STOMP-STAMP initiative aims to prevent the over use of antipsychotic prescribing

Learning Disability Practice

Look back, but look forward

With 100 years of learning disability nursing behind us, what is next?

Early years
Nursing Children and Young People

Cross-party MPs call for improvements to early years services

Parliamentary groups say more attention should be paid to critical first 1,001 days of life

Jim Blair
Learning Disability Practice

General hospitals need to be more welcoming for people who have learning disabilities

The notion that hospitals are unfavourable for service users was echoed by many nurses during the course of this year’s Learning Disability Practice conference

Neonatal intensive care
Nursing Children and Young People

What price for better neonatal critical care services?

A new report on neonatal critical care proposes far-reaching changes to services

Al Aynsley-Green
Nursing Children and Young People

Sir Al Aynsley Green: ‘Why do we have such appalling outcomes for children?’

Sir Aynsley-Green hopes his new book will highlight issues about children’s health and rights

workshop participants
Learning Disability Practice

Learning Disability Practice conference looks to future nursing issues

Innovation, changes in nursing practice and an ageing population’s needs were explored

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