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.
Out of area and bottom of agenda
The recommendations in the Mansell reports published first in 1993 and updated in 2007 have...
26 Nov 2014
Winterbourne View hospital and the social psychology of abuse
The abuse of adults with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View by staff with no...
26 Nov 2014
Struggle for self-determination among service users in Norway
By the end of 1991, institutional care for people with learning disabilities ended in Norway...
26 Nov 2014
Sexuality and Relationship Education for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum...
THIS BOOK is intended for anyone interested in teaching children or adolescents...
29 Oct 2014
Managing constipation in adults with severe learning disabilities
Constipation is common among people with severe learning disabilities but its effect on...
29 Oct 2014
Role of an intensive health outreach team in improving care outcomes
This article examines the development and function of an intensive health outreach team for...
29 Oct 2014
How a continuing care team can prevent breakdown of placements
This article reviews a Welsh Government-funded project in which a team of professionals try...
29 Sep 2014
Empowering adults under the Mental Capacity Act
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 states: ‘A person is not to be treated as unable to make a...
29 Sep 2014
Importance of good relationships between carers and professionals
This article presents the findings of a literature review of research into the relationships...
29 Sep 2014
Time to put clients on the payroll
People with learning disabilities have traditionally been excluded from the job market but,...
27 Aug 2014
Using video technology to manage mental health
Individualised recovery values are becoming increasingly important in the care of people...
27 Aug 2014
Enhancing pre-registration education in epilepsy care
This article outlines an approach to enhancing the educational development and delivery of...
27 Aug 2014
Role of peer support workers in care services for young people
The employment of peer support workers by mental health organisations is becoming...
27 Jun 2014
How multisensory relaxation sessions can help service users
Children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities and complex needs can...
27 Jun 2014
Physiotherapy for service users: a personal account
This article describes the career of a learning disability physiotherapist between 1988 and...
27 Jun 2014
Understanding autism spectrum conditions
People with autism are especially vulnerable to mental health problems such as anxiety and...
27 Jun 2014
When School Says No... How to Get the Yes! Securing Special Education Services for Your...
THE INDIVIDUALISED education programme (IEP) is a system of education for children...
27 Jun 2014
Helping people cope with bereavement
This article reports on research by the family-support organisation Promoting a More...
27 Jun 2014