Colin Parish

RCNi

Len Bowers: the man behind the Safewards model

The professor of nursing, whose approach to care has found worldwide popularity, talks to Colin Parish about his experiences along a career path he could not have predicted

Learning Disability Practice

Bringing it all back home

The number of people with learning disabilities living in hospital-type accommodation in England remains stubbornly high, but chief nursing officer Jane Cummings says at last there are signs that things are improving.

Colin Parish
Nursing Standard

I chaired a conference, lived to tell the tale, and learned some useful lessons

RCNi's Colin Parish reflects on chairing the inaugural Learning Disability Practice conference in September 2015

Learning Disability Practice

Time to put things right

‘Homes not hospitals’ was the message coming out of NHS England as the latest policy response to the Winterbourne View scandal was published at the end of October .

Mental Health Practice

Time to break out of our silos

Physical health care never goes off the agenda for mental health nurses, and there is now even more evidence about how important it is to address the physical health needs of service users.

Emergency Nurse

Epilepsy passports issued to convey crucial information in emergencies

A new epilepsy passport has been created for about 60,000 children in the UK who have the the condition

Nursing Standard

No more excuses on institutional care

When the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal was revealed in the Panorama TV documentary – Undercover Care: the Abuse Exposed – in 2011, it shocked the nation.

Learning Disability Practice

Two conferences with lots to say

This month I want to write about two important conferences.

Mental Health Practice

Political progress being made

The appointment by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn of a shadow minister for mental health is a welcome development .

Nursing Management

Chief nursing officer for Ireland aims to ‘bring nurses together’

When Ireland's chief nursing officer (CNO) Siobhan O’Halloran was appointed to her post two years ago this month, she was determined to join nurses together, not just between the different nursing branches but geographically too

RCNi

Learning Disability Practice columnist nominated for an award

Learning Disability Practice columnist Wendy Johnson has been nominated for an award at the Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards.

Nurses Day
RCNi

Every day is nurses' day

Colin Parish, editor of Learning Disability Practice and Mental Health Practice, reflects on the great work that nurses do each day

RCNi

All deaths of learning disability patients will be investigated

Deaths of all learning disabled patients will be investigated from this summer

Mental Health Practice

Students urged to focus on health promotion and lobby for equality

Delegates are told that they have a vital role in helping service users live longer, healthier lives.

RCNi

The long shadow of Winterbourne View

Learning Disability Practice editor Colin Parish considers whether the government's consultation on the rights of people with learning disabilities and mental health conditions will make any difference

RCNi

Choosing a career as a nurse tutor

Nicky Genders is head of the school of care sciences at the University of South Wales, responsible for pre-registration nursing and midwifery programmes. She talks to Colin Parish about her career so far

Learning Disability Practice

Intellectual Disability in Health and Social Care

INTENDED PRIMARILY for learning disability nursing students and untrained practitioners, this book should attract a wider readership because it could encourage all healthcare staff to provide the best care possible for service users.

RCNi

An end to restraint (and seclusion)?

Guidelines on caring for people with learning disabilities could spell the end for seclusion and restraint, says Colin Parish

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