Radhika Holmstrom

Clinical trials: what does a research nurse do?

Roles that can change patient’s lives, from study coordinator to supporting participants

Image of two human figures, one on huge book titled Liberty Protection Safeguards, against backdrop of scales of justice. Article explains how new Liberty Protection Safeguards for people lacking mental capacity could affect learning disability nurses.

What learning disability nurses need to know about Liberty Protection Safeguards

Be prepared for the new legislation covering people lacking mental capacity

Picture shows a boy drawing as part of therapy. School nurses, health visitors, and general practice nurses are often in a position to identify the damage due to trauma from adverse childhood experiences and the effect on children’s mental health.

How to identify trauma in children and what you can do about it

Tips for practice nurses, school nurses and health visitors on trauma in young people

How to avoid the pitfalls when a patient needs the help of an interpreter

Why language and communication should not be barriers to a patient receiving quality care

Relationships

How a child with learning disabilities can strain family relationships

A new report takes a closer look at how parents of children with a learning disability experience relationships with others.

Anxiety in children

The conquering anxiety guide

The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) is about to launch a revised guide on working with children and young people with learning disabilities on strategies for tackling anxiety.

More than end of life care

Hospice care is shifting away from dealing solely with end of life issues to helping families live with children with life-limiting conditions. Many of the children being helped have a learning disability and suitably qualified nurses are being employed to offer a more rounded package of care.

How grassroots action empowered a multicultural community

Set up in 2007, Beeston Action for Families is a multiracial group of families with adults who have a learning disability in Leeds who get together to share information, support and social activities in the community.