LD nurse numbers decline by 40% in past eight years
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LD nurse numbers decline by 40% in past eight years

Stephanie Jones-Berry
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RCN warns of return to ‘Victorian’ institutional care

The RCN believes inadequate staffing could return learning disability nursing to a ‘Victorian’ model of institutional care. Workforce figures from NHS Digital show the number of learning disability (LD) nurses is down from 5,368 to 3,247 since 2010 – a drop of 2,121 posts.

Learning Disability Practice. 21, 5, 6-6. doi: 10.7748/ldp.21.5.6.s2

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25 September 2018 / Vol 21 issue 5

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