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Patients’ rights

01 June 2003

Learning Disability Practice

CPD

Decision making surrounding consent to treatment is a difficult area for nurses. This article discusses the legal aspects of consent to treatment for men and women...

Making the right decisions

01 September 2003

Learning Disability Practice

A&S Science

Health professionals and carers of people with learning disabilities are currently in an uncertain legal position in relation to many of the activities they...

Title: Sexuality and disability

01 May 2003

Learning Disability Practice

Book Review

This book is described as a handbook. Its aim is to assist professionals in their work with disabled people relating to sexuality. Essentially, it is a report of a...

Sex, the person with a learning disability and the changing legal framework

01 April 2004

Learning Disability Practice

Policy

In relation to most areas of life, women and men with learning disabilities are covered by the same laws as other citizens. However, in relation to the expression of...

Is advocacy at the heart of professional practice?

24 May 2000

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article considers the meaning of advocacy and the various forms of advocacy in existence. The author discusses whether the nursing profession sees advocacy as...