Joanne Blair
Communication challenges for people with learning disabilities in the digital age
Communication challenges for people with learning disabilities in the digital age
Factors affecting communication in healthcare and strategies and tools for nurses to address them
31 Jul 2023
Performing venesection in a person with a learning disability
Performing venesection in a person with a learning disability
Increase your awareness of how to make venesection a positive experience for service users
23 Jun 2022
Using the technique of mindfulness in people with learning disabilities
Using the technique of mindfulness in people with learning disabilities
Nurses have a key role in ensuring service users can access mindfulness-based interventions
25 Jun 2020
Picture shows the face on an infant
Syndromes: Aicardi syndrome
A rare neurodeveopmental disorder first identified in the mid-1960s
10 Jun 2020

5 Most Read Articles

Nurse case manager role: could you use your skills in a different way?

Find out the skills needed to coordinate care and rehabilitation needs after serious injury

Band 5 role reviews: deadline set as employers are told they must listen to nurses’ views

If review applies to you, get ready to check your job description and flag any inaccuracies

How learning disability nursing can address health inequalities and workforce challenges

Specialist knowledge, leadership and system-level learning must be embedded into everyday practice

Care home nurse suspended for lying about making 999 call 

Nurse also did not attempt CPR as she claimed that a resident was ‘already dead’

Patient deterioration: how to develop and use your nursing instincts

Spotting deterioration takes more than tools – experts’ advice on honing your instincts