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.
Being ‘breast aware’
Breast cancer has been a major cause of death from cancer among women for some...
Childhood abuse a common factor among offenders
Contrasting definitions of what constitutes a ‘learning disability’ trigger...
Parenting skills
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) recognised that people...
Hitting the spot
The level of aggression confronting staff in learning disability services is a...
The American experience
As in other countries, the choice of intellectual and developmental disabilities (...
Planning for health at transition
There is a good deal of objective, as well as anecdotal, evidence that young people...
Access all areas
The Valuing People White Paper emphasised the importance of people with learning...
Assessing dementia in people with learning disabilities
The current demographic literature on ageing and intellectual disabilities...
An education for everybody
Iam currently enjoying the challenge of leading a new course at my college....
Training family members in behaviour management methods
Nurses in the UK working with people who have learning disabilities receive...
Let’s get political
It feels as if learning disability nursing has always been going through great...
Management of psoriasis
Aims and intended learning outcomes
The aim of this article is...
A secret love a hidden life
While the terms ‘gay’, ‘lesbian’ ‘and ‘bisexual’ might not be meaningful to some...
Meeting mental health needs count us in!
In October 2001 the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities convened a...
Food for thought
Down’s Syndrome Scotland has produced Food for Thought, a guide for staff and...
It’s great to grow up
For many years the maturity of learning disabled children has been highly...
Twice the professional?
There is a general recognition that the quality of services provided to people with...
Nothing about us without us
In March 2001 Valuing People set out a range of proposals for improving the lives...