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Minority report

01 May 2004

Learning Disability Practice

News feature

There are few issues in the field of learning disabilities on which everyone - government, service users and carers, service providers, professionals and voluntary...

Countdown in northern ireland

01 June 2004

Learning Disability Practice

News

The Review of Mental Health and Learning Disability (Northern Ireland) was initiated by the government in October 2002, and is due to deliver its conclusions later...

The weakest link...

01 April 2005

Learning Disability Practice

News feature

A new report published by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities (FPLD) exposes many of the weaknesses in the provision of emotional and practical...

Violence on the agenda

01 September 2005

Learning Disability Practice

News

It’s a sad indictment of our times that whenever a group of learning disability nurses gets together, the issue of violence is likely to be discussed.

Scotland flies the flag for modern services

01 September 2005

Learning Disability Practice

News

Learning disability services in Scotland are changing in response to the need for up-to-date systems of care, not because they are in crisis, Scotland’s chief nurse...

The net widens

01 December 2004

Learning Disability Practice

News feature

The National Network for Learning Disability Nurses (NNLDN) is set to become truly national. The recent inaugural conference of a neophyte all - Ireland learning...

Joint training: best of both worlds?

01 July 2004

Learning Disability Practice

News feature

Many views, doubts and hopes have been expressed about joint training since its inception more than a decade ago. But are professionals, educators and managers any...

Learning disability and dementia

01 September 2005

Learning Disability Practice

News feature

Learning disability services throughout the country are having to meet the challenges of providing support and care for increasing numbers of older people with...

Violent times

01 July 2005

Learning Disability Practice

News

Learning disability inpatient units in England and Wales are experiencing high levels of violence, an audit funded by the Healthcare Commission has revealed (RCPRU...

Bone of contention

01 November 2004

Learning Disability Practice

Feature

The government’s attempts to revise the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA) have been, it is fair to say, somewhat eventful. Campaigners and professionals were as one in...