How families perceive the care-giving experience

Neil James

Assessing distress in people with intellectual disabilities

Keith Marshall, Fleur-Michelle Coiffait, Simon Willoughby-Booth

Risk of refeeding syndrome in clients with malnutrition

Sandra Morton-Nance

Helping young people with asperger syndrome

Maeve O’Halloran, Owen Doody

On the web

Research round-up

Steve McNally

Noticeboard

Diary

With a Little Help from My Friends

Helen Laverty

Cerebral Palsy: From Diagnosis to Adult Life

Jillian Pawlyn

How to Break Bad News to People with Intellectual Disabilities

Sue Read

Responding to abuse

Ruth Northway

Whose right to vote?

Identifying challenges linked to healthcare provision for people with learning disabilities

Colin Parish

News in brief

Nursing director offers reassurance to patients, residents and staff

Castlebeck to be broken up and sold to highest bidders

Colin Parish

More research needed to improve clients’ health and lifestyles

Many service users are unaware of risks of abuse, study finds

Improvements to services are too slow, says commission

Learning disability nurses win award

Staff who stay need support

Collin Parish