Opinion
General hospitals need to be more welcoming for people who have learning disabilities
Passing the baton to the next generation of learning disability nurses
Transference: safeguarding service users who are vulnerable to exploitation
Editorial
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...
Sell-out Learning Disability Practice conference in October will ensure a lively agenda
Lessons from the Learning Disabilities Mortality Review, recruitment and reasonable...
Looking to the future for learning disability nurses
New standards on how people with learning disabilities are cared for in hospitals in England...
Urgent action needed to ensure learning disability nursing is not wiped out
What can be done to ensure learning disability nursing retains high-quality staff?
Specialist training is essential to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities
Mencap’s Treat Me Well campaign aimed at healthcare professionals follows NHS failings more...
The crisis facing learning disability nursing, is, sadly, all too real
Making a pitch for learning disability nursing
Comment
Passing the baton to the next generation of learning disability nurses
Thirty six years on and with change round every corner, what can the new cohort of nurses...
Transference: safeguarding service users who are vulnerable to exploitation
People with learning disabilities can be particularly susceptible to this type of encounter
Planet Rachael: making reasonable adjustments to ensure our holiday is all plane
Getting on a flight with a child who has autism can be challenging
Why we need a plan to shift individual blame culture
Will rethinking the concept of accountability shift the individual blame culture in the NHS?
Why train learning disability nurses to an advanced level if there are no jobs for them?
Advanced nurse practitioner training is a waste of public money if the skills cannot be put...
Doing simple things can improve care for people with learning disabilities
Talking to patients and those close to them, as well as checking health passports, can help...
Reviews
Book review: Little Meerkat’s Big Panic – A story about learning new ways to feel calm
Registered nurse Gosia Brykczyńska reviews Little Meerkat’s Big Panic – A story about...
Book review: The Brain: What it Does, How it Works & How it Affects Behaviour
Senior lecturer Bernadette Waldron reviews The Brain: What it Does, How it Works & How...
Family drama with an explosive denouement
Lesley Warner reports on a play that focuses on the dynamic between three siblings – one of...
Book review: Transition to Nursing Practice: from student to registered nurse
Associate professor Nikki Welyczko reviews a text that is applicable to four fields of...
Book review: The British Betrayal of Childhood
Nurse consultant Annette Dearmun reviews Sir Aynsley-Green’s personal examination of public...
Book review: Medical Aspects of Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and...
Senior occupational therapist Jo Ball reviews Medical Aspects of Autism and Asperger...