developing clinical guidelines on promoting oral health: an action research approach
Over past decades the promotion of normalisation and socially inclusive policies...
01 Mar 2008
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.
the influence of attachment on relationships in caring for people with learning...
This article examines how an understanding of attachment theory can be helpful when...
01 Mar 2008
a tool for increasing participation among pupils with autistic spectrum disorders
The Sunfield Assessment and Outreach Service (SAOS) provides support for children...
01 Mar 2008
Magic mushroom
The mission of the Mushroom Theatre Company is ambitious: ‘To promote and encourage...
01 Mar 2008
Let’s talk about sex
Mark Breslin once came ac ros s a group of women aged from 63 to 83 who couldn’t...
01 Mar 2008
Off limits
Lauren was 24 when the sexual abuse began. She has mild to moderate learning...
01 Mar 2008
assessing capacity: developing an integrated care pathway
The issue of capacity to consent to make decisions took centre-stage last year as...
01 Feb 2008
user-friendly information: does it convey what it intends?
The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was intended to end the discrimination that...
01 Feb 2008
using direct observation to assess satisfaction
Good practice in meeting service users’ needs and wishes is acknowledged as being...
01 Feb 2008
‘We’re all going on a summer holiday’: Findings from a pilot research project on...
There is a lack of research focusing on holidays for people with learning...
01 Dec 2007
Chris’s story: continuing life’s journey
Sevices for people with a learning disability have changed radically over the past...
01 Dec 2007
dearth by indifference: can learning disability nursing survive?
It seems that the rumours have turned out to be true and that the future education...
01 Nov 2007
assessing the health screening choices of women with learning disabilities
The health needs of people with learning disabilities are best met through...
01 Nov 2007
same as you: health issues in women with learning disabilities after the menopause
Rising life expectancy means that more people with learning disabilities are living...
01 Nov 2007
commissioning services: laying the tracks as the train is coming?
Commissioning is a complex process. Since the early 1990s the NHS and local...
01 Nov 2007
learning disability and epilepsy: comparing experiences
Epilepsy is defined as ‘a symptom of a transient brain dysfunction, where there is...
01 Oct 2007
Down syndrome: exploring the knowledge, attitudes and practice of GPs
It is well established that individuals with learning disabilities have more health...
01 Oct 2007
diagnosis, information and stress in parents of children with a learning disability
Fosome parents, receiving the news that their child has a learning disability can...
01 Oct 2007