Opinion
Can nursing associates solve our staffing crisis?
'I saw your behaviour as a form of communication'...
Watford FC opens its arms to people with learning disabilities
Comment
'I saw your behaviour as a form of communication'
An experience with a violent patient taught Hazel Molyneux why forming a rapport is vital
Watford FC opens its arms to people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities can feel a sense of connection by going to football matches, especially at clubs that welcome them creatively
Transition from child to adult care for someone with severe learning disabilities
Learning disability nurses should appreciate the hurdles some parents have to negotiate
Planet Rachael: Time to debunk assumptions about learning disability and sexual health
Healthcare professionals should provide good quality care for all servicer users
Austerity’s shameful effects on people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabilities being adversely affected by austerity is a source of shame
Planet Rachael: Food for thought over learning life skills
Wendy Johnson finds joy in Rachael’s efforts at cooking, despite her choice of recipes
Editorial
Can nursing associates solve our staffing crisis?
Learning disability nurses have disappeared from the register at an alarming rate
Learning disability nurse shortages: Now is the time to act on the evidence
RCNi Nurse Awards show the great work done by LD nurses, but staff shortages are critical
Have your say on proposals for mandatory learning disability and autism staff training
A consultation offers a chance to affect the experience of people with learning disabilities
Look back, but look forward
With 100 years of learning disability nursing behind us, what is next?
General hospitals need to be more welcoming for people who have learning disabilities
The notion that hospitals are unfavourable for service users was echoed by many nurses during the course of this year’s Learning Disability Practice conference
Sell-out Learning Disability Practice conference in October will ensure a lively agenda
Lessons from the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review, recruitment and reasonable adjustments at this year’s event
Reviews
Job Coaches for Adults with Disabilities: A Practical Guide
Nicky Genders looks at a book focusing on the role of a job coach for people with LD
Book review: The Moulster and Griffiths Learning Disability Nursing Model
Michael Brown looks at a book focusing specifically on learning disability nursing models
Book review: Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives
A new book focusing on girls and women on the autism spectrum
Book review: Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel’s Autism
Lynne Marsh reviews a book arguing that vaccines save lives and do not cause autism
Book review: Childhood Obesity: Causes, Consequences, and Intervention Approaches
Community nursing reference guide on nutrition and childhood obesity
Book review: Census
Novel about a dying man on a road trip with his son who has a learning disability