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.
person-centred planning in Hampshire: spreading the word with circles training
The Valuing People White Paper (DH 2001) suggests that facilitators are essential...
The Cornwall scandal:
It would not be unreasonable to expect that such practices were confined to the...
Person-centred planning: a team approach
In January 2004 Hampshire Partnership Board established a person-centred planning...
End-of-life care: making choices
The population of people with learning disabilities is an ageing one, and its...
Up-front and personal
Can you remember your nurse training? Depending on when you decided that working...
Genetics and learning disability practice: is it part of your role?
In her work as a learning disability nurse, Sarah had become aware that parents of...
To boldly go...
What connects Chesterfield Foot-ball Supporters’ Society, Bulky Bob’s waste...
Altogether now: learning disability open meetings
Services for people with learning disabilities have seen massive changes over the...
Promoting access to services: the development of a new screening tool
The term ‘learning disability’ is a social construct whose defining characteristics...
Risk assessment and the use of restrictive physical intervention in adults with a...
Using physical interventions to restrict people with learning disabilities has...
Encouraging learning disability nursing research
Every area of health care is increasingly under-pinned by the principle of evidence...
Living with disability
Parenting a child with severe learning disabilities can bring about many challenges...
Endless evolution: how patterns of care shift over time
The Valuing People White Paper confirmed that the general health of people with...
access to community services for black and minority ethnic groups: increasing staff...
The Valuing People White Paper identified that ‘services and support to people with...
Developing health resources with the help of people with Down syndrome
Down’s Syndrome Scotland received funding in 2003 from the Big Lottery Fund and the...
attitudes towards sexuality: a pilot study in Ireland
‘Sexuality’, when viewed in its broadest context, it is not just about sex in the...
providing intimate care: the views and values of carers
People with severe and profound learning disabilities still represent one of the...
developing mentorship through collaboration
Learning disability nursing in Scotland can be considered to be facing some...