Clinical
Our clinical nursing articles aim to inform and educate nurse practitioners and students. This is achieved through the publication of peer-reviewed, evidence-based, relevant and topical articles.
sexual issues and people with a learning disability
Neville Parkes used a focus group approach to explore what staff think about the...
Having a say
people with learning disabilities have not, historically, been treated well by the...
epilepsy: fit for practice?
At some point in their lives, most practitioners will have witnessed someone having...
difficulties faced by social care staff when managing challenging behaviour
Many people with a learning disability live in community settings supported by...
Dimethylglycine and people with autism
After finding some interesting research findings on the web from 40 years ago,...
making practice count
Northgate and Prudhoe NHS Trust is a specialist trust catering for people with...
speaking out
A report commissioned by The Children’s Society has enabled children to say what...
using the Care Programme Approach for people with learning disabilities
The Care Programme Approach (CPA) (DH 1990) was introduced when there was...
evaluation of ‘mental health and learning disabilities’ training by community...
Although people with learning disabilities face an increased vulnerability to...
influence of work climate for experiences of strain
A high frequency of exposure to violence has been described among caregivers...
continence issues for people with learning disabilities
Incontinence tends to be viewed as integral to having severe learning disabilities...
behaviours that challenge
Even though challenging behaviour is common among people with learning disabilities...
young people’s perceptions of the accessibility of general NHS hospital services: a...
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001a) states that: ‘Children...
personal outcomes for people with learning disabilities incorporating the concept of...
In the first part of this article, I evaluated personal outcomes in light of recent...
personal outcomes for people with learning disabilities incorporating the concept of...
Healthcare provision is constantly responding to changes in technology,...
reflection as a cyclical activity
Reflection and reflective practice are said to be beneficial to nurses (NMC 2002)....
early career experiences
Recent years have witnessed many changes in services for learning disability...
Learning disability and dementia
Learning disability services throughout the country are having to meet the...