A man living with cancer died after being given multiple overdoses of morphine
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<p>Despite growing evidence that neuroleptic medication can trigger weight gain, man
<p>Last February The Howard League for Penal Reform stated that unacceptable levels
<p>About 120,000 people in Scotland have learning disabilities; around a quarter of
<p>The Valuing People White Paper (Department of Health (DH) 2001) is part of the de
<p>Person-centred planning (PCP) is about people with learning disabilities having c
<p>Computers and the internet have the ability to change lives positively and link t
<p>It is estimated that the National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme (NH
<p>It has been said that the first casualty in war is the truth.
<p>The DRC, an independent body set up to enforce the rights of disabled people, und
<p>Anger is a subjective emotional state involving physiological arousal and cogniti
<p>The Valuing People White Paper (DH 2001) suggests that facilitators are essential
<p>The continence service in the local health trust is changing to become increasing
<p>The ideal site for administering intramuscular (IM) injections has been discussed in a number of recently published articles (Nisbet 2006, Greenway 2004, Small 2004).
<p>It would not be unreasonable to expect that such practices were confined to the history books. After all, in no other area of health care would these abuses be found.
<p>In January 2004 Hampshire Partnership Board established a person-centred planning team in response to Valuing People (Department of Health (DH) 2001).
<p>The population of people with learning disabilities is an ageing one, and its changing demographics challenge services that were originally developed for children and young adults and focused on enabling clients to lead full and productive lives (Read 2005).</p>
<p>Can you remember your nurse training? Depending on when you decided that working with individuals labelled with learning disability was a career option then your memories may well include a lot of clinical and/or medical experience.</p>
<p>In her work as a learning disability nurse, Sarah had become aware that parents of people with learning disabilities were increasingly asking her about their family history in relation to a particular condition – for example, Fragile X, Down syndrome or Angelman syndrome.
