Editor's choice
Health inequalities: people who have learning disabilities are the most vulnerable
An NHS England-commissioned report urges a fair society to improve service users’ lives
Newsroom
Government plans to close all learning disability institutions in England causes dismay
RCN learning disability forum chair says proposals are ‘far too simplistic’
Review finds unique relational skills are at the core of learning disability nursing
Australian researchers advocate person-centred care between nurses and service users
Inclusive mainstream approaches to weight management benefits some service users
Small-scale study focuses on community-based healthy eating groups
GPs unsure about some aspects of antipsychotropic medicines management
Study suggests general practitioners liaise with learning disability nurses when prescribing
How successful is NHS England’s Transforming Care programme?
An update on NHS England’s overhaul of care for people with learning disabilities
Study finds shortfall in reasonable adjustments across CCGs and NHS trusts in England
Research suggests people with learning disabilities remain invisible in some NHS services
Evidence and Practice
An evaluation of the Health Equality Framework in south east Scotland
The Health Equality Framework (HEF) is an outcome measurement tool to record any work that...
Development of a multidisciplinary care pathway for people with profound and multiple...
The adult community learning disability team in Cornwall made a commitment to provide a...
Syndromes: Prader-Willi syndrome
A series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute syndromes A series about...
Educational systems for inclusive education in Norway, Romania, Scotland and Sweden
A lifelong learning Erasmus intensive programme promoting inclusion of persons with...
Celebrating a classic text: The Cloak of Competence revisited
This article celebrates one of the most important books in the history of intellectual...
Investigating the impact of staff training in positive behavioural support on service...
Aim To investigate whether staff training in positive behavioural support (PBS) improves...
Features
‘Ask Listen Do’ project aims to make things better for people with learning disabiities
How a collaborative enterprise was set up for carers to raise concerns about support services
A digitally inclusive era
The Tech4Good awards celebrate apps designed for people with learning disabilities
Biometrics and autism: wristband technology could transform service-users’ lives
Leading charity Autism Together has set up the UK’s first trial of wristbands measuring...
Charities to launch initiative ahead of World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day
The Neuro Foundation and sister charities set to launch 'light up' campaigns to raise...
Observing nursing practice on placement in Romania
When nursing students Eve Buckley, Nicole Sparham and Shelby Small did their elective...
Preparing for a new model of care in the community
Calderstones Hospital turned things round after a damning report in 2013 but now it is...
Opinion
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...
Passing the baton to the next generation of learning disability nurses
Thirty six years on and with change round every corner, what can the new cohort of nurses...
Transference: safeguarding service users who are vulnerable to exploitation
People with learning disabilities can be particularly susceptible to this type of encounter
Students
What to do when words fail
Communication problems are not uncommon when people with complex needs are admitted to...
Using positive reinforcement to manage violence and aggression
Reminding a service user with learning disabilities how much her behaviour had improved...
A fresh take on medicines management for patients with a learning disability
Mental health nursing student Kirsty Killiard implemented a system for monitoring the use of...
Careers
‘Taking on a lone position has been a challenge. I love it’
Award-winning Penelope Clark moved her family 800 miles to take up a post as the only...
It’s a real privilege to support a family at the end of their child’s life
Sabine Schwaebisch on her role as as a band 6 care team nurse in palliative care at Helen...
Tapping into the wisdom of learning disabilities nurses
The RCN wants all acute hospitals to have 24-hour access to a learning disabilities liaison...