Accessible summary People with learning disabilities find it difficult to get their health
checked and to get information about their health. Community learning disability nurses play …

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

Aims and objectives. To provide an overview of the changes in the caseload and working
practices of community nurses for people with learning disabilities (CNLDs) over an 11‐year …

Research has identified that while people with learning disabilities often have greater health
needs than the general population, they access primary care at the same rate or lower …

A recurring theme within the literature is gaps in the delivery of services for people with a
learning disability living in the community. These gaps occur between health professionals …

Health screening and follow-up was provided for 35 adults with learning disabilities who live
in the community, using the OK Health Check as a screening tool. This paper reports how …

'Signposts for Success'(Department of Health (DoH), 1998a) states that specialist learning
disability services (SpLDS) must promote liaisons with, and offer specialist advice to, primary …

The article presents an evaluation of the extent to which community learning disability
nursing services in Scotland carry out routine health screening. People with a learning …

Health care and health promotion are both integral parts of the health service of the 1990s.
People with learning disabilities should have access to the same health services as all other …

Accessible summary This paper looks at the views of paid‐and family‐carers about
discussing health matters with people with learning disabilities. The author found that the …