Editor's choice
Actor to be awarded honorary doctorate
University of Nottingham says Sarah Gordy has challenged preconceptions about Down’s syndrome
Newsroom
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
Making sense of health-related quality of life in people with Down’s syndrome
Survey of almost 200 families identifies major social factors affecting daily life
Evidence and Practice
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...
Experiences of using a health community team service for people with a learning...
Aim To investigate the views of people with a learning disability on their experiences of...
Features
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...
Person-centred care for clients at the end of life
A team of learning disability nurses has created an end of life care package for clients...
Opinion
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
Sell-out Learning Disability Practice conference in October will ensure a lively agenda
Lessons from the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review, recruitment and reasonable...
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...