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<p>Historically, the delivery of care to people with learning disabilities has been
<p>The term ‘intensive interaction’ refers to an approach to working with people wit
<p>The new White Paper, Valuing People (Department of Health 2001), sets an ambitiou
<p>The life expectancy of people with Down syndrome has increased dramatically over
<p>Numerous studies over the years have shown increased seizure rates in the learnin
<p>In recent years much has been written about the health needs of people with learn
<p>For most people, leaving home is a critical event symbolising the transition to g
<p>The National Health Service and services for people with learning disabilities ha
<p>By the middle of this year health and social work agencies in Scotland are expect
<p>It is widely acknowledged that individuals with a learning disability may have in
<p>From the publication of the Briggs Report (HMSO 1972) until the early 1990s, a qu
<p>Service provision for supporting of people with learning disabilities who are at
<p>There is an increasing awareness of the importance of the emotional and social liv
<p>Kathleen Fray had Down’s syndrome and later developed dementia.
<p>Recent care policies and philosophies for people with a learning disability stress
<p>Despite successive government policies that emphasise user-involvement and social
<p>The advent of community care and the closure of long stay hospitals for people wit
<p>This article describes a range of group work interventions undertaken by the Ports
