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<p>Reducing excess weight and obesity is a national and global priority: the health
<p>The Mental Capacity Act (2005) provides a statutory framework underpinned by a de
<p>The mission of the Mushroom Theatre Company is ambitious: ‘To promote and encoura
<p>Mark Breslin once came ac ros s a group of women aged from 63 to 83 who couldn’t
<p>Lauren was 24 when the sexual abuse began.
<p>Over past decades the promotion of normalisation and socially inclusive policies
<p>This article examines how an understanding of attachment theory can be helpful wh
<p>The Sunfield Assessment and Outreach Service (SAOS) provides support for children
<p>The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was intended to end the discrimination tha
<p>Good practice in meeting service users’ needs and wishes is acknowledged as being
<p>The issue of capacity to consent to make decisions took centre-stage last year as
<p>There is a lack of research focusing on holidays for people with learning disabil
<p>Sevices for people with a learning disability have changed radically over the past 30 years. The move from predominantly segregated institutional settings to smaller community-based supported living arrangements has led to an improved quality of life for many people.
<p>The health needs of people with learning disabilities are best met through promoting access to sensitive and responsive mainstream services (Ager and Littler 1998).
<p>Rising life expectancy means that more people with learning disabilities are living into old age (Bittles et al 2002, Wilkinson and Janicki 2005).
<p>Commissioning is a complex process.
<p>It seems that the rumours have turned out to be true and that the future education of student nurses in England is set for a radical overhaul.
<p>It is well established that individuals with learning disabilities have more health needs than the general population (Howells 1986, NHS Health Scotland 2004, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland 2006), face significant barriers in terms of accessing health care (Howells 1986, Lennox and Ker
