Michael Brown

A nurse-educator shows a small group of young people with learning disabilities a website on his tablet computer about intimacy and relationships

Sex and relationships: how can nurses educate and support young service users?

New guidelines on relationships and sexuality offer practical advice

How to support an adult with a learning disability to undergo an electrocardiogram

How to support an adult with a learning disability to undergo an electrocardiogram

ECGs are needed to identify and manage a range of health issues common in people with learning disabilities

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Why learning disability nurses have a vital role in helping to rebuild lives

As we move out of the pandemic, support and care networks and services need strengthening

Why the future’s looking bright for learning disability nursing

With an increasing population in need of care of support, there are many career opportunities

Learning disabilities: why nurse support is vital when moving from child to adult care

Study finds service users need key relationships to help navigate next steps

Mental Health Act reforms: have your say

New law alone will not address unnecessary detentions of people with learning disabilities

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Social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in seven European countries

Social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in seven European countries

The need for educational collaborations involving academics, students and practitioners

Image illustrates the online interaction between new nursing students and their lecturer during the first week of term at university

COVID-19: uncertain times highlight the best of learning disability nursing

Nursing students starting university graduate courses face a strange new online world

Moulster and Griffiths

Book review: The Moulster and Griffiths Learning Disability Nursing Model

Michael Brown looks at a book focusing specifically on learning disability nursing models

Girls and Autism

Book review: Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives

A new book focusing on girls and women on the autism spectrum

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Urgent action needed to ensure learning disability nursing is not wiped out

What can be done to ensure learning disability nursing retains high-quality staff?

Erasmus

Student experiences of an Erasmus+ project on children and young people with complex...

This article explores the lived experiences of five nursing students who participated in the Erasmus+ programme, an initiative – funded by the European Union – which aims to support projects that enhance, modernise and innovate education and training in Europe. The project discussed here focused on meeting the needs of children and young people with complex intellectual and developmental disabilities. The students, from across Europe, were from a variety of disciplines, including nursing, education and social education.

Improving healthcare access for people with intellectual disabilities in four European...

The population of people with intellectual disabilities – this is the international term...

An international evaluation of networks and networking in learning disability nursing

This article presents the findings of a study of the networking activities of 665...

Caring for people with learning disabilities in emergency care

Emergency care nurses are expected to be able to care for a range of people with...

Consultant nurses: making a vital contribution

There are over 200 consultant nurses in post in the four UK countries. They work in...

Executive decision

The goal of the Scottish Executive, which took over responsibility for the country’...