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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

'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 …

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 …

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 …