A well-educated and trained workforce is undoubtedly crucial to the development of quality
care for people with learning disabilities. Notwithstanding this, and unsure as to the need to …

Leadership is seen as critical for the transformation of learning disability services and has
been further emphasised since the publication of Transforming Care, the Department of …

This editorial is based on findings from a regional review of educational commissioning, and
workforce issues for one Strategic Health Authority in England. Known as the 'Valued …

This article appraises the report Strengthening the Commitment, which is a UK-wide review
of learning disabilities nursing by the UK's four chief nursing officers. Strengthening the …

One of the exciting developments in the new learning disabilities White Paper (Department
of Health (DoH), 2001) is that it involved extensive consultation with service users. Its …

This brief report presents expert opinion on key issues, and potential solutions concerning
the diminishing numbers of learning disability nurses in England. It highlights the difficulties …

Health facilitation is a concept introduced in the white paper, Valuing People: A New
Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century (DH, 2001a). A project was set up in the …

It is frequently asserted that the views of patients or service users should inform the structure
and delivery of health and social care services. In the UK, patient participation, the expertise …

Kay Mafuba explores how learning disability nurses contribute to the implementation of
public health policy for people with learning disabilities the workforce responsible for …

In recent years, a number of research studies have explored the role of key professionals in
the field of learning disability. These have been predominately large studies, nationally …