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A pilot study to assess the knowledge and attitudes of mental handicap nurses regarding community care
- Author:
- LORENTZON M
- Publisher:
- Brent Health Authority
- Publication year:
- 1985
- Pagination:
- 56p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Connecting for change: for the future of learning disability nursing
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 46
- Place of publication:
- London
This publication explores contemporary issues concerning the field of learning disability nursing and sets out a series of recommendations and priorities that the UK government and devolved administrations need to address. It also identifies priorities for the RCN to take forward. Report examines learning disability nursing in the UK; key health challenges for people with learning disabilities; supporting people who present challenging behaviours; supporting people who have committed or are at risk of committing offences; people with profound and multiple learning disabilities; children and young people; neglecting the human rights of people with learning disabilities; the impact of COVID-19 on people with learning disabilities; the UK policy context; and country-specific challenges and opportunities. Learning disability nursing in the UK is at a critical phase in terms of workforce development, leadership and education. Learning disability nurses at times feel that their contribution, to both the population they serve and nursing more broadly, is overlooked. In addition, learning disability nursing represents a significantly at-risk section of the nursing workforce, and the variations in approaches to funding for learning disability nurse education across the UK can highlight what is working and what increases risks to recruitment. All services must make reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities. Learning disability nursing is clearly a reasonable adjustment that can ensure people with learning disabilities have equity in access to health and social care and their human rights are upheld. (Edited publisher abstract)
This is us – this is what we do: report to inform the future of learning disability nursing
- Author:
- MASON-ANGELOW Victoria
- Publisher:
- National Development Team for Inclusion
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 33
- Place of publication:
- Bath
This report reflects on and celebrates learning disability nursing in England. It discusses how learning disability nurses are educated, what skills they have, how they themselves, and others perceive their role, the challenges the profession faces, and what the future might hold. This discussion is based on data collected from learning disability nurses, health and social care professionals, family carers and other interested parties, via social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook) and online forums in January 2020. Key messages include: learning disability nurses are invaluable to people with a learning disability, their families, and health and social care services – they are holistic practitioners who bridge the gap between the medical model of the health service and the social model of people’s lives; learning disability nurses are health educators and they are not afraid to challenge the status quo; the work learning disability nurses do has a major economic impact, and helps reduce health inequalities, premature deaths and readmissions. However, currently there is a national shortage of learning disability nurses and there is a need to better promote the value of this specialist branch of nursing. There is also a need to ensure all health and social care staff receive learning disability training that highlights the value and the contribution learning disability nurses make across health, social care and beyond. Finally, there is an established need to recruit and train more learning disability nurses. (Edited publisher abstract)
Strengthening the commitment: the report of the UK modernising learning disabilities nursing review
- Author:
- UK MODERNISING LEARNING DISABILITIES NURSING REVIEW. Co-production Steering Group
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 76p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
There are approximately 1.5 million people in Britain living with learning disabilities, and the number is likely to grow by 14% per cent between 2001 and 2021. The UK Modernising Learning Disabilities Nursing Review wants to ensure that people with learning disabilities of all ages have access to the expert learning disabilities nursing they need. This report seeks to ensure that people with learning disabilities of all ages have access to expert Learning Disabilities Nurses and that their families and carers get the best support and care. It also seeks to make best use of Learning Disabilities Nurses throughout the entire health and social care system and improve the career image of learning disabilities nursing as a whole. It sets out a number of detailed recommendations for the 4 UK Governments aimed at strengthening the commitment to learning disabilities nursing across the public sector. Underlying the recommendations are 4 organising principles for supporting reform: strengthening capacity through developing the learning disabilities nursing workforce; strengthening capability to ensure a competent and flexible learning disabilities nursing workforce; strengthening quality and demonstrating quality outcomes; and strengthening and modernising the profession.
Dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HARDY Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd ed
This guidance aims to improve dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities. It is designed primarily to support the nursing workforce but may also be useful for other health care and social care staff. The publication focuses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, areas for improvement in relation to dignity, practical ideas on what nurses can do to improve dignity and sources of further information and support. It also includes information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides guidance on working in collaboration with other service providers. The development of the guide was contributed to by a small proactive group of individuals with learning disabilities who use health care services in South East London. This group shared their thoughts, feelings and experiences at 3 focus group meetings. During these events, group members were encouraged and supported to discuss their thoughts in relation to: what dignity means; their experiences of health services; and what nurses could do to make dignity better. The guidance concludes with information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides ideas on working in collaboration with other service providers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Pregnancy and disability: RCN guide for midwives and nurses
- Author:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 29p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Midwives and nurses have welcomed the publication which will help them to provide high quality, client-led care for disabled women during pregnancy, birth and beyond. The author, herself a disabled mother, writes with the authority of long experience gained in pioneering and running the first specialist midwifery service for disabled women at a large women’s hospital. With her collaborators she gives a thorough description of how others can deliver the kind of service that meets the needs of disabled women by seeing the woman first and her impairment second. The complex issues of what it means to be disabled, with relevant statistics, are discussed in full. The legal background to disability discrimination is well covered, highlighting the new Disability Equality Duty - all public sector pregnancy supplement organisations including the NHS are now positively required to promote equality for disabled people. Case studies of the four broad categories of disability – physical, sensory, learning and long-term mental illness – illustrate vividly the issues for health care workers. These will assist midwives and nurses to consider and plan in advance with disabled clients how their particular needs can be accommodated, working with other agencies and professionals where appropriate.
Dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities
- Author:
- HARDY Steve
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 26
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
This guidance aims to improve dignity in health care for people with learning disabilities. It is designed primarily to support the nursing workforce but may also be useful for other health care and social care staff. The publication focuses on the experiences of people with learning disabilities, areas for improvement in relation to dignity, practical ideas on what nurses can do to improve dignity and sources of further information and support. It covers the importance of understanding people's health needs, respecting individuals, getting to know the person, having choices making decisions, feeling safe and communication. It also includes information relating to the particular health needs that people with learning disabilities may have, and provides guidance on working in collaboration with other service providers. It also includes good practice examples. The guide has been developed with the involvement of people with learning disabilities who use health care services in South East London, who shared their experiences at 3 focus group meetings. (Edited publisher abstract)
Workforce risks and opportunities: learning disability nurses: education commissioning risks summary from 2012
- Author:
- CENTRE FOR WORKFORCE INTELLIGENCE
- Publisher:
- Centre for Workforce Intelligence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 21p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report describes the key issues facing the nursing profession for learning disability nurses over the next 3-5 years, including: considerations for future requirements; current and forecast supply; and a summary of national trends, regional variations and any associated risks. The aim of this work is to support local decisions on future education and training commissioning, made through consultation between the education and training commissioner and employers. This is one of 40 reports produced by the CfWI in 2012 detailing the education commissioning risks for 77 professions. The findings show that the demand for learning disability nurses is rising due to an improved survival rate into adulthood and greater life expectancy for people with learning disabilities. Despite the projected increase in demand, commissions for learning disability nursing courses are declining. Services are increasingly moving into the community, and also into the non-NHS sectors. The reduction in commissions for learning disability nursing courses may be a reflection of the shift out of the NHS into the non-NHS sectors. In order to meet demand in the future, commissioners and providers across the sectors will need to determine models of care.
Learning disabilities and mental health: a nursing perspective
- Authors:
- RAGHAVAN Raghu, PATEL Pradip R.
- Publisher:
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 248p.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
This book provides an evidence–based perspective on the care of individuals with learning disabilities and mental health problems. Around 30-40% of people with learning disabilities will experience mental health disorders during their lives. Many learning disability nurses and a significant number of mental health nurses are in daily contact with this group, and their complex needs are not often well understood. The book: examines current theory and practice in supporting people with learning disabilities and additional mental health needs; evaluates the learning disability nursing contribution to care; identifies the key knowledge and skills required by learning disability and mental health nurses and other health care professionals; addresses key issues in contemporary practice; and explores assessment of needs in order to provide needs–led services. It is likely to be of value for both mental health professionals wanting to gain a greater understanding of the application of their discipline to people with learning disabilities, and for those who care for people with a learning disability seeking more understanding of identifying and responding to mental health disorders.
Guidelines for mental health and learning disabilities nursing: a guide to working with vulnerable clients
- Authors:
- UNITED KINGDOM CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND HEALTH VISITING
- Publisher:
- United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 27p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Booklet produced as a guide to providing user centred, sensitive services. Aimed at nurses working with patients with mental health problems or learning difficulties.