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<p>In December 2003, the prime minister’s strategy unit, which helps government depa
<p>Ethnic minorities represent a significant part of the British population; the mos
<p>Person centred planning (PCP) has gained momentum in English learning disability
<p>Health is a broadly defined concept, incorporating physical, psychological and so
<p>The Disability Rights Commission (DRC) has just launched an 18-month formal inves
<p>Last September, the beautiful, old Bawtry Hall in Doncaster was filled for a day
<p>Learning disability nurse education in Scotland is undergoing a shake-up in the w
<p>Person centred planning is currently one of the most frequently heard phrases.
<p>The need for in-service training to support staff groups working with people with
<p>The National Network for Learning Disability Nurses (NNLDN) is set to become trul
<p>There’s nothing new in declaring that inequality and difference can characterise
<p>‘I thought I knew my son so well until we started planning with John.
<p>The popular author Terry Pratchett (2001) has an expressive way of writing. For example, he said: ‘A lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on’. The development of information technology and the internet means information can be transferred in the wink of an eye.
<p>Government reports and practice documents have increasingly emphasised the need for primary healthcare teams and learning disability teams to work in tandem to provide good quality health care for people with learning disability. This culminated in two major reports.
<p>With approximately 600 million prescriptions dispensed a year, it is likely that most of us will be offered treatment with prescribed medication at some point in our lives.
<p>The recommendations of Valuing People (Department of Health (DoH) 2001), and more particularly A Framework for Person Centred Planning (DoH 2001a), have given added piquancy to debates surrounding the advocacy role of the learning disability nurse.</p>
<p>The concept of measuring nursing outcomes is complex.
<p>Moves are currently under way to provide better, more rational and improved services for people with learning disabilities. This is clear from Valuing People (DoH 2001) and from various other Department of Health directives (Lindsay 1998, Lindsay and Russell 1999).
