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Continuing professional development (CPD) for learning disability nurses is well...
It is only relatively recently that mental health and mental illness have entered...
People with a learning disability have a number of needs which are likely to bring...
In the past, many parents with learning disabilities had their offspring taken into...
How much should carers know about the signs of Alzheimer’s disease in people with...
Bowel problems can be common in people with learning disabilities. Paxton et al (...
I have recently returned from a visit to Poland where I visited the Catholic...
Health practitioners who work in the field of learning disabilities are familiar...
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) reinforces evidence that...
In recent years a considerable amount has been written about Alzheimer’s disease in...
Adolescence is a difficult time for every young person, with many changes and...
Shortly after I joined the UKCC (nursing’s regulatory body) last year, I took a...
This article offers some initial thoughts on the role of the health facilitator,...
Earlier this year Jim Ellis (not his real name) had all his teeth extracted. After...
An important aspect of every nurse’s role is to improve the quality of his or her...
Epilepsy is a condition that can adversely affect a person’s physical,...
As people age, natural changes occur in the skin that put older people...
Historically, the delivery of care to people with learning disabilities has been...