Mental health nursing students insufficiently prepared to care for those with learning disabilities
Stacey Atkinson Matron/manager, inpatient services for people with learning disabilities and lead nurse, St Mary’s Hospital, Leeds
People with learning disabilities have a high prevalence of mental health needs and it is the norm for many people with learning disabilities to be nursed in generic mental healthcare settings.
Learning Disability Practice.
20, 5, 11-11.
doi: 10.7748/ldp.20.5.11.s12
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