Morrissey made me who I am

David Harling

Familiarity and strangeness: a case study of one woman with learning disabilities in the 1940s-1950s

David O’Driscoll, Jan Walmsley

Avoiding hospital admissions through the use of care and treatment reviews

Vicky Donnelly, Jackie Armatage

An exploration of what motivates people to participate in oral history projects

Helen Atherton, Stephanie Steels, Vicky Ackroyd

A protocol for the preparation of patients for theatre and recovery

Jim Blair, Tracey Anthony, Isadora Gunther, Yvonne Hambley, Naomi Harrison, Nada Lambert, Catherine Stuart

Determining the sensory needs of children with Hunter and Sanfilippo syndromes who need hospital treatment

Andrea Page, Charlotte Gayson, Nicola Vanes, Paul Ashmore, Andrew McDonnell

Community Care and Inclusion for People with an Intellectual Disability

Gwen Moulster

Behavioural Challenges in Children with Autism and Other Special Needs

Sarah Trute

‘Far too little, far too late’

Simon Jones

Get involved with the ethical debate on prenatal testing

Daniel Marsden, Ross Wyatt

A long way from home

Wendy Johnson

Forum’s guide to inform all pre-registration students

Simon Jones

Does bariatric surgery have benefits for people with intellectual disability?

Stacey Atkinson

People with dementia and Down’s syndrome should be encouraged to remain autonomous

Stacey Atkinson

Transition to adulthood for men and women with cerebral palsy

Stacey Atkinson

Families under strain

Radhika Holmström

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Six UK councils sign up to named social worker scheme aimed at improving user outcomes

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Calls for urgent action after care failings exposed on TV

Petra Kendall-Raynor

Channel 4’s shocking exposé of the inadequacies of institutional care

Christine Walker