Tell it like it is
Life story books originated in social services settings for use with children who...
01 Oct 2003
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.
Care mapping will improve standards
Care mapping could high-light areas of staff weak-ness and help improve standards...
01 Sep 2003
Making the right decisions
Health professionals and carers of people with learning disabilities are currently...
01 Sep 2003
Testing the holy water
The need to facilitate the expression of spirituality among people with a learning...
01 Sep 2003
NMC has ‘no plans’ to end learning disability nurse training
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is not planning to recommend an end to...
01 Sep 2003
‘Don’t just make the font bigger’
The Scottish Executive has funded a three-year project to examine the effectiveness...
01 Sep 2003
The challenge of achieving enduring change
The settings in which interventions for people with challenging behaviour take...
01 Jul 2003
Insights into parenthood
A growing number of people with learning disabilities either have babies or want to...
01 Jul 2003
‘Getting on’ with cancer
Most people worry when they are told they have cancer. They also become anxious if...
01 Jun 2003
Action for health?
The Valuing People White Paper (DoH 2001) provided a springboard for a wide range...
01 Jun 2003
Planning for tomorrow
Learning disability services are facing a major demographic crisis. One of the...
01 Jun 2003
The other side of life
Listening to parents is an important part of any children’s nurse’s day. Sometimes...
01 May 2003
Researchers must collaborate with users
The way in which research is conducted in the learning disabilities field has...
01 May 2003
Being ‘breast aware’
Breast cancer has been a major cause of death from cancer among women for some...
01 May 2003
Childhood abuse a common factor among offenders
Contrasting definitions of what constitutes a ‘learning disability’ trigger...
01 May 2003
Parenting skills
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) recognised that people...
01 Apr 2003
Hitting the spot
The level of aggression confronting staff in learning disability services is a...
01 Apr 2003
The American experience
As in other countries, the choice of intellectual and developmental disabilities (...
01 Apr 2003