a vision for learning disability nursing: where to now?
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a vision for learning disability nursing: where to now?

Louise L Clark Lecturer in intellectual impairment, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King’s College London
Garry Diack Senior lecturer, School of Health, Psychology and Social Care, Division of CPD and Postgraduate Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University

At long last, learning disabilities nurses have been handed a map (and a torch) to find their way out of the wilderness. Louise L Clark and Garry Diack praise the nurse consultants who are offering a realistic vision of the future

After what appears like years in the wilderness for learning disability nursing, it is refreshing to see that there is now a way forward for this essential component of the nursing register.

Learning Disability Practice. 10, 2, 16-19. doi: 10.7748/ldp2007.03.10.2.16.c4257

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