Editor's choice
'Golden hello' solution to learning...
One-off payments of £10,000 are to be offered to attract postgraduate students into...
Newsroom
Concerns for the future of learning disability nursing as mortality report reveals...
With the number of people with learning disabilities rising, cases of poor care and figures...
Congress votes unanimously to preserve field of learning disability nursing
In a congress debate, members heard that universities were closing programmes and nurses...
Hospital parking charges: Norfolk trust staff to protest against ‘swingeing hikes’
Health union warns it could ballot members on industrial action
‘Big Ideas’ awards offer bursaries for innovation in care
Awards of up to £3,000 open to healthcare professionals working on projects that benefit
Pay more tax or expect less from the NHS
Public will accept tax rises for NHS if their money is not wasted, says Jeremy Hunt
Scotland publishes new safe staffing bill
No minimum staffing ratio, but care providers must use workload and workforce planning tools
Evidence and Practice
Urinary continence promotion and people with an intellectual disability
Continence is regarded as a basic need and many continence problems can be addressed and...
Evaluating a group for young people who have a sibling with a disability
Siblings of children who have a disability frequently take on care, responsibility and...
Prevalence and management of coeliac disease in people with Down’s syndrome
People with Down’s syndrome are more likely to have additional health complications than the...
Syndromes: Down’s syndrome
Second in a series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute syndromes
Use of mealtime advice mats in special schools for children with learning disabilities
Aim Eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties can have serious outcomes for children and...
International and interprofessional experiences on welfare services for people with...
International student exchange is an opportunity to discover and learn from practice in...
Features
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...
EXCLUSIVE: Future strategies for behaviour that challenges
A one-day event, organised by the Prison Reform Trust, University of Leeds, NHS Improvement...
Opinion
Would you recommend your hospital to a friend?
The devil is in the detail – and especially relevant in patient feedback writes Wendy Johnson
'Golden hello' solution to learning disability nursing crisis another example...
One-off payments of £10,000 are to be offered to attract postgraduate students into...
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?
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
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...
‘Be brave, be fearless and always listen’
Helen Laverty is the leading light behind the Positive Choices conference