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Cawston Park hospital in Norfolk, which was closed following an inspection after the death of Ben King (inset): why do too many health professionals assume people with learning disabilities matter less and how can we overcome such discrimination?

Why do many health professionals accept poor care and how to overcome such discrimination

17 Mar 2023
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Despite the LeDeR continually highlighting health inequalities demonstrable change is slow

16 Nov 2022
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All settings must have policies on avoiding restraint, seclusion and restrictive practices

14 Jul 2022
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Nurses have until 7 July to contribute to the consultation on proposed changes in England

12 May 2022
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Nurses could be used as a resource to fill the gap for direct workplace support 

28 Jan 2022
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Specialist nurses need to lead for real and lasting change to be realised

05 Nov 2021
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09 Sep 2021
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16 Jul 2021
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12 May 2021
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Bias
18 Mar 2021
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Illustration of a young woman with learning disabilities who is needle-phobic and afraid of being vaccinated
25 Jan 2021
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Rachael’s isolation at the start of COVID-19 didn’t seem anything new but things have changed

06 Nov 2020
04 Sep 2020
09 Jul 2020

Wendy Johnson observes that being in isolation is all too familiar to a neuroatypical person

07 May 2020

A long wait in a hospital shows it’s wise to disclose the true situation at the outset

04 Mar 2020

Staff attitudes and behaviour fail to meet expectations but are easy to fix

15 Jan 2020

Ignorance could damage our children, says Wendy Johnson

11 Nov 2019