Explain when and how to use the different non-insulin-based medicines that may be needed for managing type 2 diabetes

How can learning disability nurses can apply transformational leadership to their practice and encourage team members and colleagues to aim towards improved outcomes for people with learning disabilities and their carers.

Describe the effects of incivility on staff, teams, patients, organisations and healthcare services and develop an action plan to help your colleagues, team and organisation recognise and act on incivility

Developing a practice template for communicating with families of people with learning disabilities

Explain what deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is and the complications and risk factors associated with DVT, especially for patients with lower limb immobilsation.

Define diagnostic overshadowing in relation to the physical health of people with SMI and consider various strategies you could use to prevent diagnostic overshadowing and therefore improve health outcomes for people with SMI.

Explain how the triage process can be made more effective and discuss how to mitigate uncertainty when determining patient acuity.

Explain why assessing pain in an older person can be challenging, and identify the benefits and limitations of different tools for assessing pain in older people with normal, mildly impaired or severely impaired cognition.

Recognise some of the early signs and symptoms of dementia in people with learning disabilities, and use tools to help you assess and monitor service users’ health status and behaviours

Summarise the aetiology of psoriasis, its types, clinical presentations, and the negative effects of psoriasis on patients’ mental health and quality of life.