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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.

Lifespan or separate: which service is best?

There are about 210,000 people with severe learning disabilities in England, while...

the Shaw Healthcare project

The adoption of clinical governance in the health service is a vital strand in...

Stranded in the past

Russian children with learning disabilities who are unlucky enough to be put in one...

the power of vulnerability

VULNERABILITY is not a condition we enjoy. It seems natural for us as individuals...

Learning to listen

In the past the views of people with learning disabilities were often ignored. But...

A meeting of minds

By virtue of their disability, people with learning disabilities are vulnerable to...

Leisure is a health need

If asked to think about the benefits of leisure, many people would link it to...

A rose by any other name

My first involvement with people with learning disabilities came during the 1970s,...

Checking violent behaviour

In a review of literature concerning the use of physical interventions in learning...

Tell it like it is

Life story books originated in social services settings for use with children who...

Care mapping will improve standards

Care mapping could high-light areas of staff weak-ness and help improve standards...

Making the right decisions

Health professionals and carers of people with learning disabilities are currently...

Testing the holy water

The need to facilitate the expression of spirituality among people with a learning...

NMC has ‘no plans’ to end learning disability nurse training

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is not planning to recommend an end to...

‘Don’t just make the font bigger’

The Scottish Executive has funded a three-year project to examine the effectiveness...

The challenge of achieving enduring change

The settings in which interventions for people with challenging behaviour take...

Insights into parenthood

A growing number of people with learning disabilities either have babies or want to...

‘Getting on’ with cancer

Most people worry when they are told they have cancer. They also become anxious if...

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