Support system
This article addresses the important issue of the assessment of an individual with...
01 Sep 2002
Clinical
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Stress busters
Care work in learning disability services has long been seen to be a stressful...
01 Jul 2002
Reaching out
Assertive outreach services were originally developed to engage an identified group...
01 Jul 2002
Older parents face rising stress levels as housing crisis looms
Thousands of elderly people are enduring high levels of stress because local...
01 Jul 2002
Inclusion, partnership and innovation
May 31 was an important day for learning disability nurses within Wales. At a...
01 Jul 2002
Born in the USA: learning the lessons on improving people’s quality of life
Quality of life is a difficult concept to describe. While we may know what it means...
01 Jun 2002
Any volunteers?
Last year was the United Nations International Year of Volunteering. This provided...
01 Jun 2002
A fragrant message
Having been interested in massage and aromatherapy for many years, I decided to...
01 Jun 2002
Commitment to PREP
Continuing professional development (CPD) for learning disability nurses is well...
01 May 2002
Boxed in: the challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’
It is only relatively recently that mental health and mental illness have entered...
01 May 2002
Complaints and confidentiality
People with a learning disability have a number of needs which are likely to bring...
01 May 2002
The family way
In the past, many parents with learning disabilities had their offspring taken into...
01 Apr 2002
Picking up the signs
How much should carers know about the signs of Alzheimer’s disease in people with...
01 Apr 2002
Moving on
Bowel problems can be common in people with learning disabilities. Paxton et al (...
01 Mar 2002
Sex matters
I have recently returned from a visit to Poland where I visited the Catholic...
01 Mar 2002
Education for all
Health practitioners who work in the field of learning disabilities are familiar...
01 Mar 2002
A cause for concern
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) reinforces evidence that...
01 Feb 2002
Training for success
In recent years a considerable amount has been written about Alzheimer’s disease in...
01 Feb 2002