Effects of mindfulness-based exercises on well-being of people with an ID
Practice of mindfulness exercises may be important component of increasing well-being
07 Mar 2019
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Syndromes: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
A series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute a syndrome
28 Feb 2019
Consanguinity and the links to learning disabilities: the issues and pressures
Consanguinity is defined as the result of a sexual reproduction of two related individuals,...
25 Jan 2019
Drug-induced dysphagia and the high-risk effect on people with intellectual disabilities
Research indicates that aspirate pneumonia as a result of dysphagia can be one of the...
24 Jan 2019
Developing strategic health facilitators to increase the uptake of annual learning...
People who have a learning disability have increased health risks compared to the general...
23 Jan 2019
Syndromes: Trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome)
A series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute syndromes
10 Jan 2019
Helping young people who have learning disabilities and their families to plan end of...
Young people who have learning disabilities commonly have many complex and severe life-...
23 Nov 2018
Use of colour-coded wristbands to improve care for people with learning disabilities in...
People with a learning disability often experience health inequalities. Inquiries and...
22 Nov 2018
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...
19 Nov 2018
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...
13 Nov 2018
Syndromes: Prader-Willi syndrome
A series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute syndromes A series about...
29 Oct 2018
Educational systems for inclusive education in Norway, Romania, Scotland and Sweden
A lifelong learning Erasmus intensive programme promoting inclusion of persons with...
02 Oct 2018
Celebrating a classic text: The Cloak of Competence revisited
This article celebrates one of the most important books in the history of intellectual...
20 Sep 2018
Investigating the impact of staff training in positive behavioural support on service...
Aim To investigate whether staff training in positive behavioural support (PBS) improves...
19 Sep 2018
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...
18 Sep 2018
Low arousal approaches to manage behaviours of concern
Background Behaviours of concern restrict opportunities and choices for some people with...
13 Sep 2018
Syndromes: Rett syndrome
A series about conditions with common symptoms that constitute syndromes
13 Sep 2018
Improving the respiratory health of adults with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities are more likely to die from respiratory tract disease and...
23 Jul 2018