Clinical
<p>After what appears like years in the wilderness for learning disability nursing,
<p>Aperson-centred plan (PCP) is not a one-off event but a continuous, evolving proc
<p>Intellectual disability nursing in Ireland has developed since 1926, largely with
<p>Attempting to involve people with profound and multiple disabilities in staff sel
<p>Epilepsy has a lifetime prevalence of 2.5 per cent in the general population (San
<p>People with learning disabilities are increasingly participating in research and
<p>Mental health problems are a significant issue for many people with learning disa
<p>This isn’t the first time an initiative has been developed with the aim of giving
<p>For people with learning disabilities, dependence on others for intimate care mig
<p>Early on in the project, we decided to help a group of people to develop their sk
<p>Despite growing evidence that neuroleptic medication can trigger weight gain, man
<p>Last February The Howard League for Penal Reform stated that unacceptable levels
<p>About 120,000 people in Scotland have learning disabilities; around a quarter of w
<p>The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health (DH) 2001) is part of the dev
<p>Person-centred planning (PCP) is about people with learning disabilities having co
<p>Computers and the internet have the ability to change lives positively and link th
<p>It is estimated that the National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme (NHS
<p>The continence service in the local health trust is changing to become increasingl
