A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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<p>Nurses’ attitudes towards people who self-injure can be negative and often interf
<p>Recently I attended a seminar facilitated by Professor Phil Barker and _ Poppy Bu
<p>Person-centred planning is not an activity ‘done’ to people with an intellectual
<p>It is tricky trying to get people with learning disabilities to come forward for
<p>According to research published in December the number of people with learning di
<p>More people attended London’s theatres in 2008 than in any other year on record.
<p>Mencap’s Death by Indifference (2007) was a damning report that detailed the deat
<p>It is important that people with learning disabilities have opportunities to part
<p>The motivation for writing this paper followed the development and delivery of a
<p>Two years ago, Bradford took part in a pilot project called Dynamite, the aim of
<p>Working alongside people who have a learning disability, we have become increasin
<p>So, a thumbs-up for individual budgets (IBs).
<p>‘If you’re someone like me, they treat you like a piece of dirt. My dad is not an MP, my mum isn’t clever. I’m just a nobody and people can do what they like.’</p>
<p>Recent figures show that there were 25,613 people registered on the—National Intellectual Disability Database (NIDD 2007) in Ireland.
<p>As Driscoll and Teh (2001) observe: ‘Reflection contributes to professional development by revealing knowledge and skills used in everyday practice, exposing areas that require development.’ The purpose of this article is to demonstrate, by way of reflection, the significance and impact
<p>More than 300 people with learning disabilities are still in long-term NHS care in Scot- land, although nurses say that around 120 of them are ready for discharge, watchdogs have revealed.</p>
<p>The end of the beginning, perhaps? No one ever pretended that reforming England’s system of care and support could be achieved overnight, but this month marks the end of an early, significant stage.</p>
<p>As demands on learning disability services grow and client waiting times get longer there is increasing interest in the use of screening tools (Bliss 2002).
