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health care and learning disability

01 June 2005

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Since the inception of community care for people with learning disabilities in the early 1980s, considerable concern has been expressed about the poor state of their...

Endless evolution: how patterns of care shift over time

01 June 2006

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

The Valuing People White Paper confirmed that the general health of people with learning disabilities is very poor (Department of Health 2001). Despite the...

Learning disability nurses up to challenge

12 March 1997

Nursing Standard

Letter

I was interested to read of the report by Pay and Workforce Research (the pay intelligence unit of the NHS) stating that one in three NHS organisations is...

Questionable benefits of PKU treatment

09 May 2001

Nursing Standard

Letter

I found the practice profile 'Meal appeal' (perspectives April 25) interesting, however, I would like to clarify the causation and treatment of phenylketonuria...

Definition of roles

05 June 1991

Nursing Standard

Letter

I was interested to read the letter from David Nance (Nursing Standard May 22) concerning the attitude of the unit general manager at Somerset towards registered...

Learning disabilities: the need for better health care

12 June 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

There is broad acknowledgement within services for people with learning disabilities that the general health of this client group is poor. There is an impressive...

Do children need books in hospital?

01 February 1991

Paediatric Nursing

Children’s books

AT the end of 1989 I sent paediatric nurse managers in approximately 250 UK hospitals a questionnaire asking for information on the provision of books and other...

A cause for concern

01 February 2002

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health 2001) reinforces evidence that people with learning disabilities living in the community have extensive health...