It has been found in recent years that the healthcare needs of people with learning
disabilities have not always been fully met. The authors suggest that this situation can be …

It is recognised that people with learning disabilities who also have a long-term condition or
life-limiting illness are at a disadvantage compared to the rest of the population because …

The challenges of change for learning disabilities nurses The challenges of change for learning
disabilities nurses Abstract In the past ten years there have been many changes in care …

Shaping the Future recognises that the role of the learning disability nurse has changed
over the last few years and that many in the profession feel that their knowledge and skills …

Learning disability nurses in the UK have received unprecedented attention over the past 5
years in response to anxieties about their role. The problem has been conceptualized as …

Over the past decade learning disability nurses have had to make many changes in the way
they practice. Changes in attitude towards the way in which people with learning disabilities …

This book is about learning disability nursing practice, how learning disability nurses
experience it, and how it fits into the lives of people with learning disabilities and their …

Learning Disability Nursing: Modern Day Practice provides a solid foundation that allows
health care practitioners to care for and/or support people with learning disabilities in a …

In the opening chapter of this book, John Turnbull describes how the background of learning
disability nursing has led nurses to seek to differentiate their practice from that of other …

There is broad acknowledgement within services for people with learning disabilities that the
general health of this client group is poor. There is an impressive body of published …