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Down's Syndrome: a health guide
- Author:
- BRYAN Jenny
- Publisher:
- Channel 4 Television
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 40p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Booklet describing the particular health problems of people with Down's Syndrome and how they can be managed. Also focuses on whether people with Down's Syndrome are receiving a fair deal from the NHS, both at birth and throughout their lives, as well as discussing the broader issues of healthcare provision for people with learning difficulties.
Children with special needs: use of health services, behaviour and ethnicity
- Authors:
- CHUNG Man Cheung, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 21(5), May 1999, pp.413-426.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This article aims to describe the types of health services used by children with special needs, in relation to their ethnic background and to investigate the relationship between the severity of their behaviour and the use of services.
'Feeling poorly': report of a pilot study aimed to increase the ability of people with learning disabilities to understand and communicate about physical illness
- Authors:
- DODD Karen, BRUNKER Jo
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27(1), 1999, pp.10-15.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article presents the findings of a pilot study which investigated whether people with learning disabilities can understand and communicate more effectively symptoms of illness. Assessments for GPs, clients and carers were designed in order to ascertain the nature of consultations currently taking place, and the level of awareness that clients had of their body and being ill. Also looks at the assessment and teaching resource developed for the project.
Promoting health: the challenge for the community learning disability nurse
- Authors:
- COYLE David, NORTHWAY Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Care, 2(7), March 1999, pp.232-235.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
People with learning disabilities are known to face barriers to accessing primary health care services. They thus risk exclusion from the government's public health agenda and from general medical services. Special service initiatives may be needed to promote awareness among primary health care professionals, carers and people with learning disabilities. The authors present the case for the health promoting role of the community learning disability nurse.
The health wheel: a tool for assessing carers' health needs
- Authors:
- DALE Christopher, ELLIOTT David
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 17.3.99, 1999, pp.52-53.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Community nurses need to monitor the health care needs of carers for people with learning disabilities. Looks at a framework for doing this.