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Analysis
We take a closer look at new developments in the field of learning disability practice.
Helping women escape abuse and violence in the home
Charlie Callanan reports on a female-only refuge for service users with specific needs who are at risk of being harmed.
How to be a top mental health and learning disability trust
There is a tendency for health and social care commentators to focus on poorly performing organisations at the expense of those that do well. It is instructive, therefore, to compare mental health and learning disability trusts that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated highly in 2010 with those that received lower ratings, so that managers can see what staff at top-performing trusts do right and how they can achieve similar results.
Nurse consultants play crucial role in improving health care
The birth of a baby should bring unalloyed pleasure to all involved but the comments made about one new arrival would have chilled any parent's heart.
Report warns of new generation of children with complex needs
When Professor Barry Carpenter led a project to develop methods of teaching children with multiple learning disabilities he had not expected to discover a generation of young people with complex needs.
Commissioners to receive guidance on learning disability care services
Guidance for new clinical commissioning groups on ensuring that services for people with learning disabilities continue to be provided has been issued by the Improving Health and Lives learning disabilities observatory (IHAL).
An expert’s view from the independent sector
The continuing decline in the numbers of learning disability nurses reminds me of a comment made by a charge nurse 30-odd years ago when I was about to begin my learning disability nurse training.
Difficulties of dealing with a compromised workforce
A report about the future of the learning disability nursing workforce has identified major challenges that must be addressed if people's health needs are to be met.
Public to be given chance to judge whether personalisation is working
Guidance was published last month to help councils and social care organisations assess whether their services are really delivering personalisation and communitybased support. The guidance, Making it Real, includes a set of statements from service users and carers that set out what they would expect to happen if personalisation is working well.
Tabloid press coverage could jeopardise equality gains
Academics who have studied newspaper coverage of disability issues are warning that negative coverage may cause an increase in unsympathetic attitudes towards people with disabilities in the future.
Support patchy for young people hoping to move on
As each summer draws to an end, the media run predictable stories about school leavers achieving record A-level results. On TV and in newspapers, proud parents line up to voice their hopes and fears as they prepare to pack their precious young off to university for the first time.
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