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.
influence of work climate for experiences of strain
A high frequency of exposure to violence has been described among caregivers...
continence issues for people with learning disabilities
Incontinence tends to be viewed as integral to having severe learning disabilities...
behaviours that challenge
Even though challenging behaviour is common among people with learning disabilities...
young people’s perceptions of the accessibility of general NHS hospital services: a...
The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001a) states that: ‘Children...
personal outcomes for people with learning disabilities incorporating the concept of...
In the first part of this article, I evaluated personal outcomes in light of recent...
personal outcomes for people with learning disabilities incorporating the concept of...
Healthcare provision is constantly responding to changes in technology,...
reflection as a cyclical activity
Reflection and reflective practice are said to be beneficial to nurses (NMC 2002)....
early career experiences
Recent years have witnessed many changes in services for learning disability...
Learning disability and dementia
Learning disability services throughout the country are having to meet the...
tackling obesity in people with learning disability
Obesity is headline news and will probably remain so for some time. Obesity levels...
health promotion: how to spread the word
The need to meet the healthcare needs of people with a learning disability is...
the world of Work
In 2000, there were an estimated 6.6 million ‘long-term’ disabled people of working...
substance misuse and the need for integrated services
Developing services for people with learning disabilities who misuse alcohol or...
who cares?
Despite the many and varied reports and policy recommendations about how to improve...
what people with a learning disability understand and feel about having a learning...
Changes in service provision for people with a learning disability over the years...
lost in translation
Earlier this year Inclusion Europe hosted a policy conference in Prague that...
health care and learning disability
Since the inception of community care for people with learning disabilities in the...
menu planning in community-based learning disability inpatient units
The services provided for people with learning disability have changed considerably...