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.

Boxed in: the challenge of ‘dual diagnosis’

It is only relatively recently that mental health and mental illness have entered...

Complaints and confidentiality

People with a learning disability have a number of needs which are likely to bring...

The family way

In the past, many parents with learning disabilities had their offspring taken into...

Picking up the signs

How much should carers know about the signs of Alzheimer’s disease in people with...

Moving on

Bowel problems can be common in people with learning disabilities. Paxton et al (...

Sex matters

I have recently returned from a visit to Poland where I visited the Catholic...

Education for all

Health practitioners who work in the field of learning disabilities are familiar...

A cause for concern

The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) reinforces evidence that...

Training for success

In recent years a considerable amount has been written about Alzheimer’s disease in...

A question of Wellbeing

Adolescence is a difficult time for every young person, with many changes and...

Taking the lid off a hidden problem

Shortly after I joined the UKCC (nursing’s regulatory body) last year, I took a...

New roles, new opportunities

This article offers some initial thoughts on the role of the health facilitator,...

Spotlight on consent

Earlier this year Jim Ellis (not his real name) had all his teeth extracted. After...

One one to

An important aspect of every nurse’s role is to improve the quality of his or her...

Compelling evidence

Epilepsy is a condition that can adversely affect a person’s physical,...

Promoting healthy skin in older people

As people age, natural changes occur in the skin that put older people...

Valuing people, valuing nursing

Historically, the delivery of care to people with learning disabilities has been...

Intensive interaction

The term ‘intensive interaction’ refers to an approach to working with people with...

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