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