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Rise in life expectancy needs special attention

27 November 2017

Learning Disability Practice

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People with learning disabilities are living longer and services need to reflect this, delegates at the conference were told. Edge Hill University senior lecturer...

Call to identify preschool children who have learning disabilities

27 November 2017

Learning Disability Practice

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Children who have learning disabilities should be identified before they reach school age to ensure they receive proper support, the chief officer of a pioneering...

Big push for more clients to take annual health checks

27 November 2017

Learning Disability Practice

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Half of people with learning disabilities who are registered with a GP in England do not attend an annual health check – and many more have no doctor at all.

NHS quality control to improve services

27 November 2017

Learning Disability Practice

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Four new Learning Disability Improvement Standards were outlined by NHS Improvement learning disability lead David Harling at last month’s conference. The standards...

Mindfulness

27 November 2017

Learning Disability Practice

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Mindfulness training may lower staff sickness and even reduce their use of physical restraint, delegates heard.

‘Swift’ action needed to stem decline of specialist nurses

24 January 2018

Learning Disability Practice

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Decisive action on the dwindling number of learning disability nurses is needed if ‘catastrophic’ consequences are to be avoided, a leading consultant nurse is...