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In the current edition of Learning Disability Practice
Editorial
Channel passion into services
Colin Parish on the modernisation of nursing practice
News
Join the debate online
Do teachers do enough to prevent children being bullied?
Workforce in Northern Ireland cannot meet rising demand
RCN calls for greater communication between agencies to improve services
Learning disability nursing poised for revamp
Report on last month's Positive Choices conference
Analysis
Helping women escape abuse and violence in the home
Life in a refuge for women with learning disabilities who are at risk
Opinion
Living life to the full
How a child with Down's syndrome has begun to reach her potential
Resources
Diary, Noticeboard, Awards
Research round-up, On the web
Features
How clients cope with the death of a parent
Judy Ryan and colleagues discuss interviews of bereaved service users, many of whom had not discussed their grief and sense of loss before
Service user involvement in nursing student selection
Use of technology to ensure that adults and children can help choose candidates for nursing courses
The role of job descriptions in learning disability nursing practice
Why clarity and accuracy of job specifications is crucial to healthcare professionals, particularly at times of change in the NHS
Positive behavioural support for people with learning disabilities
The introduction of individual support plans to help people who exhibit challenging behaviours acquire social and communication skills
A parent's pathway to helping her children gain their independence
How a parenting service improved her family life
The RCN Publishing Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal College of Nursing, the world's largest organisation for nurses. RCN Publishing produces one weekly, eight monthly and two quarterly nursing publications. Nursing Standard, the flagship journal, is the UK's biggest selling weekly for nursing. It is produced by RCN Publishing Company along with a suite of specialist nursing journals - Cancer Nursing Practice, Mental Health Practice, Learning Disability Practice, Nursing Children and Young People, Nursing Management, Emergency Nurse, Nursing Older People, Nurse Researcher and Primary Health Care. RCN Publishing Company also produce the RCN Bulletin, a major source of up-to-the-minute information for RCN members in all specialities, grades and working environments. With the latest nurse vacancies from trusts nationwide, it has become the most cost-effective nurse recruitment magazine available.