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 nursing student’s role in addressing health inequalities
As Driscoll and Teh (2001) observe: ‘Reflection contributes to professional...
In hospital, but not ill
More than 300 people with learning disabilities are still in long-term NHS care in...
First, faltering steps to reform
The end of the beginning, perhaps? No one ever pretended that reforming England’s...
The true value of benefits
Providing the means for such things as maintaining a hobby, travelling to visit...
Putting screening tools to the test
As demands on learning disability services grow and client waiting times get longer...
Parenting and people with learning disabilities
On a recent community placement, I had the opportunity to work with Elizabeth (not...
‘Going cognitive’: CBT for people with learning disabilities
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is fast becoming the therapy of choice for many...
Staying alive
Seventy six per cent in favour is a big majority. There are caveats, but it seems...
Creating a culture
In a period when we are digesting the results of the independent inquiry into the...
How was it for you? Students’ experiences of student-led reflection sessions
Ideas, knowledge and awareness of self can all be developed and transformed from...
‘Too young to die!’ A cognitive behavioural approach to dealing with ‘death anxiety’
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is seen as a therapy of choice, with a...
RNLDplus: enhancing student knowledge and experience
This article describes the innovative way in which Oxford Brookes University has...
Reversing the trend: learning disability outcomes in cancer care
In the UK, it is estimated that 2.5 per cent of the population have a learning...
Using online technology to facilitate staff training
It has long been recognised that the quality of learning disability services relies...
The experiences of parents of children with an intellectual disability who use respite...
Recent evidence nationally and internationally indicates that the provision of care...
The development of a child learning disability screening questionnaire: a pilot study
The identification of learning disability in children can be problematic,...
‘Just another day dealing with wounds’: self-injury and staff-client relationships
This article reports on aspects of a research project which asked clients in a...
Health needs in people with learning disabilities: using the ‘OK’ Health Check
A growing body of evidence suggests that people with intellectual disabilities are...