menu planning in community-based learning disability inpatient units
The services provided for people with learning disability have changed considerably...
01 Jun 2005
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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.
breaking the silence
Disabled people who are lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) are far more likely to have...
01 Jun 2005
the friendships of people with a learning disability
Friendships are important to most people, including those with a learning...
01 Jun 2005
Rough justice
We seem to have statistics for everything these days, from the prevalence of...
01 Jun 2005
broadening horizons
When Sheffield Citizen Advocacy first began in 1984, the interests of those people...
01 Jun 2005
assessing parenting skills when working with parents with learning disabilities
Growing numbers of people with learning disabilities are now choosing to live an ‘...
01 May 2005
‘stop winding me up’
We help to run a staff education programme for the management of violence and...
01 May 2005
meeting the healthcare needs of offenders with learning disabilities
It is widely recognised that many individuals with learning disabilities have...
01 May 2005
learning disability liaison nurses in acute hospitals: is there evidence to support the...
Current evidence suggests that the overall level of health care for people with...
01 May 2005
tackling homophobia and heterosexism
Homophobia, according to Sprecher and McKinney (1993) in Williamson (2000),...
01 Apr 2005
the challenges of person centred planning
Possibly the most significant challenges facing professionals today is the need to...
01 Apr 2005
integrated care pathway for people with epilepsy
The implementation of clinical governance brought witl it a statutory duty for NHS...
01 Apr 2005
Self-awareness and reflection: exploring the ‘therapeutic use of self’
he way we view a person and his or her behaviour is linked to our underlying...
01 Apr 2005
The weakest link...
A new report published by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (...
01 Apr 2005
the ethnicity training network: addressing the health needs of people from minority...
Ethnic minorities represent a significant part of the British population; the most...
01 Mar 2005
person centred approaches to professional education
Person centred planning (PCP) has gained momentum in English learning disability...
01 Mar 2005
the development and use of a personal health resource
Health is a broadly defined concept, incorporating physical, psychological and...
01 Mar 2005