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Paving the way
- Author:
- DARBYSHIRE Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 13.10.93, 1993, pp.42-44.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Offers advice to nurses on medical and surgical wards caring for people with learning disabilities, and urges nurses to get to know this group of patients.
An opportunity for change
- Author:
- SINES David
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.6.93, 1993, p.47.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Argues that nurses should welcome the current interest in their role, following the DoH consensus conference on mental handicap nursing.
Undermining expertise
- Authors:
- WARD Cally, MCCRAY Janet
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.6.93, 1993, pp.48-49.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Argues that discontinuing the mental handicap branch could lead to the introduction of the generic nurse and also lead to poorer services for people with learning disabilities.
Consensus or confusion?
- Author:
- BROWN John
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2.6.93, 1993, p.67.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Argues that the consensus statement on learning disability services has raised more questions than it has answered and has left many learning disability nurses feeling disillusioned.
Caring teams
- Author:
- BARR Owen
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 1.9.93, 1993, pp.58-60.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Assessing parents' coping abilities and the delivery of appropriate support is crucial in the field of learning disabilities nursing. Outlines areas to be considered when assessing the coping abilities of parents.
Keeping it in the family?
- Author:
- KAY Brian
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2.6.93, 1993, pp.64-65.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Did the consensus conference on the future of learning disability nursing effectively kill this member of the 'family of nursing'?
Death of a friend
- Authors:
- BIRCHENALL Peter, JENKINSON Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 15.12.93, 1993, pp.65-66.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The bond between staff and residents of community homes can be very strong and a death can be painful - reflects on one nurse's experience.
Diverse options
- Author:
- TURNBULL John
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2.6.93, 1993, pp.62-63.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
What will be the role of the learning disability nurse in the wake of the community care reforms? Considers two different approaches - the Somerset SSD/HA strategy which put social services in the lead agency role in services for people with learning difficulties, and services provided in Gwent under the All Wales Strategy.
Tailor-made for the job
- Author:
- COX Yvonne
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 2.6.93, 1993, p.66.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Argues that one profession, trained exclusively in the area of learning disability is best placed to meet the specific needs of people with learning disabilities.
Challenging behaviour - what are the training needs?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 6(4), April 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Brief notes summarising the findings of an English Nursing Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting study into the education and training opportunities for staff working with people with learning difficulties who exhibit challenging behaviour and/or have an associated mental illness.