Planning for health at transition
There is a good deal of objective, as well as anecdotal, evidence that young people...
01 Apr 2003
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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.
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The Valuing People White Paper emphasised the importance of people with learning...
01 Mar 2003
Assessing dementia in people with learning disabilities
The current demographic literature on ageing and intellectual disabilities...
01 Mar 2003
An education for everybody
Iam currently enjoying the challenge of leading a new course at my college....
01 Mar 2003
Training family members in behaviour management methods
Nurses in the UK working with people who have learning disabilities receive...
01 Mar 2003
Let’s get political
It feels as if learning disability nursing has always been going through great...
01 Feb 2003
Management of psoriasis
Aims and intended learning outcomes
The aim of this article is...
01 Feb 2003
A secret love a hidden life
While the terms ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’ ‘and ‘bisexual’ might not be meaningful to some...
01 Feb 2003
Meeting mental health needs count us in!
In October 2001 the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities convened a...
01 Feb 2003
Food for thought
Down’s Syndrome Scotland has produced Food for Thought, a guide for staff and...
01 Dec 2002
It’s great to grow up
For many years the maturity of learning disabled children has been highly...
01 Dec 2002
Twice the professional?
There is a general recognition that the quality of services provided to people with...
01 Dec 2002
Nothing about us without us
In March 2001 Valuing People set out a range of proposals for improving the lives...
01 Dec 2002
Assertive outreach
The National Service Framework for Mental Health (DoH 1999a) and NHS Plan (DoH 2000...
01 Nov 2002
Right for the job
The recent secondment of two learning disability nurses offered our community...
01 Oct 2002
A time to reflect
There are many definitions of reflective practice, but most authors agree it...
01 Oct 2002
Focus on abuse
Over the past decade there has been an increasing awareness that some adults are at...
01 Oct 2002
Executive decision
The goal of the Scottish Executive, which took over responsibility for the country’...
01 Oct 2002