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In October 2001 the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities convened a...
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In October 2001 the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities convened a...
Down’s Syndrome Scotland has produced Food for Thought, a guide for staff and...
For many years the maturity of learning disabled children has been highly...
There is a general recognition that the quality of services provided to people with...
In March 2001 Valuing People set out a range of proposals for improving the lives...
The National Service Framework for Mental Health (DoH 1999a) and NHS Plan (DoH 2000...
The recent secondment of two learning disability nurses offered our community...
There are many definitions of reflective practice, but most authors agree it...
Over the past decade there has been an increasing awareness that some adults are at...
The goal of the Scottish Executive, which took over responsibility for the country’...
This article addresses the important issue of the assessment of an individual with...
Care work in learning disability services has long been seen to be a stressful...
Assertive outreach services were originally developed to engage an identified group...
Thousands of elderly people are enduring high levels of stress because local...
May 31 was an important day for learning disability nurses within Wales. At a...
Quality of life is a difficult concept to describe. While we may know what it means...
Last year was the United Nations International Year of Volunteering. This provided...
Having been interested in massage and aromatherapy for many years, I decided to...