health screening
Government reports and practice documents have increasingly emphasised the need for...
01 Dec 2004
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 net widens
The National Network for Learning Disability Nurses (NNLDN) is set to become truly...
01 Dec 2004
a joint practice nurse/community learning disability nurse annual health check for...
Moves are currently under way to provide better, more rational and improved...
01 Nov 2004
the impact of control and restraint training on nursing students
The aggression of people with learning disabilities presents a difficult challenge...
01 Nov 2004
Why medication matters
With approximately 600 million prescriptions dispensed a year, it is likely that...
01 Nov 2004
nursing and advocacy in person centred planning
The recommendations of Valuing People (Department of Health (DoH) 2001), and more...
01 Nov 2004
measuring the reliability and perceived usefulness of nursing progress measures
The concept of measuring nursing outcomes is complex. Nursing outcome research is...
01 Nov 2004
person centred planning and system change
There is always a tension between the kind of planning that professionals must do...
01 Oct 2004
the Tuesday Group: promoting mental health
People with learning disabilities are vulnerable to developing mental health...
01 Oct 2004
developing a guide to mental health for families and carers of people with intellectual...
People with learning disabilities are at greater risk of developing mental health...
01 Oct 2004
improving access to breast screening
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) identified the need for...
01 Oct 2004
person centred planning & the care programme approach
The Valuing People White Paper (DoH 2001) emphasised that people with learning...
01 Sep 2004
the special projects team
Until fairly recently, most people with intellectual disability and challenging...
01 Sep 2004
mind the gaps
At a time when curriculum revision for pre-registration nurse education has reduced...
01 Sep 2004
home and away
The relationship between siblings is often lifelong, perhaps spanning 80 years or...
01 Sep 2004
Consultant nurses: making a vital contribution
There are over 200 consultant nurses in post in the four UK countries. They work in...
01 Jul 2004
The right connexions?
Connexions, the government’s youth support and advice service, was launched in...
01 Jul 2004
person centred planning and care management
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) stressed the importance...
01 Jul 2004