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 role of the nurse in assessing mobility decline in older people with intellectual...
People with intellectual disability, until recently, had notably earlier mortality rates...
26 Oct 2016
The use of intensive interaction with people with severe-profound intellectual...
Intensive interaction is a communication technique used with people with autism and/or...
26 Oct 2016
‘M.E. time’: meaningful engagement for people with a learning disability in secondary...
It is well known that people with learning disabilities face health inequalities and...
26 Oct 2016
Multiple morbidities assessment
People with multiple morbidities need a tailored approach to care, according to a new...
07 Oct 2016
Critical analysis of the STAPLLE behaviour support programme and comparison with the...
Challenging behaviour is any culturally abnormal behaviour that places the person, or others...
26 Sep 2016
Prescribing of psychotropic medicines: the role of learning disability nurses
NHS England has committed to reduce the amount of psychotropic medicines being prescribed...
26 Sep 2016
Bowel cancer screening for people with learning disabilities: establishing principles...
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in England, and with one in 20 people...
26 Sep 2016
Medication use in residential care for older people with intellectual disabilities
A growing body of literature documents multiple morbidities and multiple medication use...
26 Aug 2016
Changing lives through happiness
How prioritising the person and what makes them happy has transformed the lives of...
26 Aug 2016
Health Equality Framework shows promise in improving service users’ well-being
The Health Equality Framework (HEF) is a tool that records the work of learning disability...
26 Aug 2016
Developing an outcome measure and feedback tool for children with intellectual...
There has been a move in children’s services to encourage greater participation by children...
26 Aug 2016
The Mental Capacity Act in action
The Mental Capacity Act framework is essential to ensuring good practice in the treatment of...
26 Aug 2016
Developing an outcome measure and feedback tool for children with intellectual...
There has been a move in children’s services to encourage greater participation by children...
08 Aug 2016
Health Equality Framework: Scottish project shows promise
The Health Equality Framework (HEF) is a tool that records the work of learning disability...
28 Jul 2016
Nursing supervision: challenges and opportunities for success
Supervision is an important resource for nursing and there is an extensive evidence base to...
27 Jun 2016
Enhancing the experience of people with intellectual disabilities who access health care
Increased life expectancy allied to increasing numbers of people with learning disabilities...
27 Jun 2016
Taking your time: mindfulness for learning disability nursing students
Mindfulness is used increasingly by nurses to help people with a learning disability – and...
27 Jun 2016
‘The doctors said I would be a “cabbage”, unable to walk or talk’
At 19 Jonathan Beebee confounded doctors by making a full recovery after a violent...
23 Jun 2016