Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says 1.5m vulnerable people not getting the right care, as specialism is ‘consistently undermined’ The specialist learning-disability nurse workforce is in ...
As the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, sets out priorities for the future of health and social care, there is a vital ...
An initiative that secured the Nursing Times 2021 award for Learning Disabilities Nursing dramatically improved the care of patients with learning disabilities. This initiative won the Learning ...
Specialist nurses on Teesside are introducing care bags for patients with a learning disability in an effort to reduce anxiety and distress in their urgent care and accident and emergency departments.
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted the need for dedicated disability education in undergraduate nursing programs to better prepare future nurses. Almost one in five ...
A study published in Health Services and Delivery Research finds patients with learning disabilities generally experience poorer care quality. Researchers used questionnaires, interviews, observations ...