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 screen test
It is widely acknowledged that individuals with a learning disability may have...
First destination
From the publication of the Briggs Report (HMSO 1972) until the early 1990s, a...
Risky business
Service provision for supporting of people with learning disabilities who are at...
A picture of happiness
There is an increasing awareness of the importance of the emotional and social...
Men’s talk
The advent of community care and the closure of long stay hospitals for people with...
Group think
This article describes a range of group work interventions undertaken by the...
Going the extra mile
Kathleen Fray had Down’s syndrome and later developed dementia. Her sister Margaret...
Standard bearers
Project 2000 was heralded as the best way to educate and train nurses and midwives...
A matter of time
Recent care policies and philosophies for people with a learning disability stress...
Building blocks for the future
Despite successive government policies that emphasise user-involvement and social...
Up to the job
Most supported living schemes are based on the ordinary living model and are...
A change for the better
A common reason for referrals being made to health staff working in learning...
Sexuality matter
Research by Thompson (1990) has shown that attitudes towards sexuality among...
Planning for life
Lifestyle Planning (LP), in the broadest sense, concerns the organisation and...
Speaking for themselves
While the number of people with learning disability living into old age is...
Square pegs in round holes
Learning disability nurses, arguably, often feel like square pegs in round holes as...
Pathways to better health
The aim this article is to explore some of the issues in health promotion for...
An eye to the future
With a general shift from hospital-based to community-based care for people with...