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Enhancing pre-registration education in epilepsy care

27 August 2014

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

This article outlines an approach to enhancing the educational development and delivery of teaching about epilepsy care in pre-registration learning disability...

A time to reflect

01 October 2002

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

There are many definitions of reflective practice, but most authors agree it consists of learning about and developing practice through the analysis of events. This...

Our framework aims to deliver high-quality care

08 May 2019

Mental Health Practice

Opinion

Mental health nurses make up the largest of the professional groups involved in the provision of specialist mental healthcare.

health screening

01 December 2004

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Government reports and practice documents have increasingly emphasised the need for primary healthcare teams and learning disability teams to work in tandem to...

The use of seclusion in learning disability services

01 June 2008

Learning Disability Practice

Practice and research

Seclusion is commonly used in learning disability health services, despite a lack of demonstrated effectiveness. This article reviews the use of seclusion in...

the impact of control and restraint training on nursing students

01 November 2004

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

The aggression of people with learning disabilities presents a difficult challenge to service providers (Black et al 1997). Aggression towards self, others or...

Supporting students to care for people with learning disabilities

29 March 2016

Learning Disability Practice

Art & Science

NHS Education for Scotland is working with higher education institutions and other partners to contribute to recommendations outlined in Strengthening the...

The ward managers’ premier league

01 June 2005

Nursing Management

Opinion

FOR SOME TIME NOW, effective teamwork has been considered essential to the delivery of high quality health care (Major2002, Ryan1994, Webster2002), with team nursing...

The challenge of achieving enduring change

01 July 2003

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

The settings in which interventions for people with challenging behaviour take place can vary greatly according to the nature of the behaviour and the skills and...

Encouraging learning disability nursing research

01 June 2006

Learning Disability Practice

Practice & research

Every area of health care is increasingly under-pinned by the principle of evidence-based practice. As health professionals, we are expected to base our...