This article reports on a self-assessment audit of a clinical nurse specialist in health
promotion and intellectual disability care. The audit addresses the core concepts of the role …

This article reports on multi‐agency and multi‐disciplinary education and practice in the
area of learning disability nursing in England. It draws on evidence from a national survey …

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 …

This article gives an overview of the draft of the London Learning Disability Plan developed
by the Department of Health, Social Services Inspectorate and the National Health Service …

This article addresses the issues surrounding the role of learning disability nurses and their
relationship with primary healthcare colleagues. It highlights opportunities in general …

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 …

Since the commencement of intellectual disability nurse training in 1959, both education and
service provision philosophies have changed over time in Ireland. These changes have …

Intellectual Disabilities: Irish and International Perspectives which is available to download
for free (from https://www. nnidi. com/publications). The NNIDI exist to promote an Intellectual …

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 …

The development of specialist and advanced practice roles in nursing in Ireland is part of the
on-going strategic development of the health service as a whole. This role development is …