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.
Support system
This article addresses the important issue of the assessment of an individual with...
Stress busters
Care work in learning disability services has long been seen to be a stressful...
Reaching out
Assertive outreach services were originally developed to engage an identified group...
Older parents face rising stress levels as housing crisis looms
Thousands of elderly people are enduring high levels of stress because local...
Inclusion, partnership and innovation
May 31 was an important day for learning disability nurses within Wales. At a...
Born in the USA: learning the lessons on improving people’s quality of life
Quality of life is a difficult concept to describe. While we may know what it means...
Any volunteers?
Last year was the United Nations International Year of Volunteering. This provided...
A fragrant message
Having been interested in massage and aromatherapy for many years, I decided to...
Commitment to PREP
Continuing professional development (CPD) for learning disability nurses is well...
Boxed in: the challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’
It is only relatively recently that mental health and mental illness have entered...
Complaints and confidentiality
People with a learning disability have a number of needs which are likely to bring...
The family way
In the past, many parents with learning disabilities had their offspring taken into...
Picking up the signs
How much should carers know about the signs of Alzheimer’s disease in people with...
Moving on
Bowel problems can be common in people with learning disabilities. Paxton et al (...
Sex matters
I have recently returned from a visit to Poland where I visited the Catholic...
Education for all
Health practitioners who work in the field of learning disabilities are familiar...
A cause for concern
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) reinforces evidence that...
Training for success
In recent years a considerable amount has been written about Alzheimer’s disease in...