What is the current state of learning disability nursing in the UK? How can the decline in learning disability nurse numbers be halted? Does learning disability nursing suffer from a lack of awareness ...

Learning disability nurses play a crucial role in improving health outcomes for people with learning disabilities, but the specialty has been held back by the lack of a bespoke care model. This ...

An apprenticeship course has been launched to help reverse a shortage of nurses who specialise in caring for people with learning disabilities. The number of specialist learning disability nurses in ...

Delayed EHR availability of vital signs may jeopardize patient safety and data integrity. In 11.4 million measurements from 26,479 encounters, median measurement-to-validation lag ranged 12–25 minutes ...

A health team at Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust has won national recognition for a project supporting people with learning disabilities. The trust’s Learning Disabilities team received ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted the need for dedicated disability education in undergraduate nursing programs to better prepare future nurses. Almost one in five ...

A study published in Health Services and Delivery Research finds patients with learning disabilities generally experience poorer care quality. Researchers used questionnaires, interviews, observations ...