A small scale survey was conducted among nurse educationalists within Wales as part of
the ongoing monitoring of Welsh Office targets for learning disability nursing. This survey …

Hospitals should be accessible to everyone. As a Valuing People Support Team publication
put it,'all means all', and if we can get it right for people with learning disabilities we can get it …

The aim of the research described here was to determine precisely the role of registered
nurses in caring for adults with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities in residential …

Several decades of policy and service change in the field of learning disability have set in
place new service boundaries in health and social care, leading to different working …

Nurses are increasingly becoming involved in the support of people with learning disabilities
in social care settings. Recent policies have identified the need for an increased social care …

Explores all aspects of professional development in learning disability nursing from the
foundations to advanced practice. Key themes running through the book include the …

Background Communication is a fundamental part of health care, but can be more difficult
with disabled children. Disabled children are more frequently admitted to hospital than other …

Accessible summary• Community Learning Disability Nurses were asked to talk about how
they felt they had helped people in their care feel better.• They talked about helping as a …

Aim and objectives To explore multidisciplinary team members' perspectives of clinical
nurse specialists in intellectual disability nursing contribution in Ireland. Background While …

Summary Background In England, the numbers of learning disability nurses are declining; a
need for urgent attention to workforce planning issues has been advocated. This paper …