Health visitors in south Wales set to strike after NHS employer ignores job evaluation appeal
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A nurse-led chest clinic is helping respiratory patients learn to manage their conditions
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Janet Snell talks to a philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley, whose work was inspired by her struggle to find adequate care for her son
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How a collaborative enterprise was set up for carers to raise concerns about support services
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The Tech4Good awards celebrate apps designed for people with learning disabilities
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RCN chair Maria Trewern is full of hope for the profession – and wants to give members more clout
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A new guide from the RCN shows how to combine hand hygiene with skin care
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Leading charity Autism Together has set up the UK’s first trial of wristbands measuring physiological changes to predict the onset of a ‘meltdown’ in someone
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How far will a new resource, designed for NHS commissioners and providers, go in helping to reverse a staffing crisis, and sustain safe and effective services
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The Neuro Foundation and sister charities set to launch 'light up' campaigns to raise awareness of World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day on May 17.
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The Leading Change, Adding Value framework for nursing, midwifery and care staff is halfway through its three-year programme.
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When nursing students Eve Buckley, Nicole Sparham and Shelby Small did their elective placements they opted for a trip to Romania.
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A one-day festival explored the use of Positive Behaviour Support to ensure people with learning disabilities and autism live fuller lives.
Calderstones Hospital turned things round after a damning report in 2013 but now it is scheduled to close. So what does the future hold for the staff and service users there?
A team of learning disability nurses has created an end of life care package for clients that is helping them have a good death while supporting them to live their lives to the full.
A one-day event, organised by the Prison Reform Trust, University of Leeds, NHS Improvement and the National Autistic Society, was held in London to discuss future strategies for people who have learning disabilities and have committed a sexual offence.
When taking observations from patients with learning disabilities remember that generalisations may be inappropriate, say Andrea Page and Melanie Wakeman.
Melanie Davies has been busy – after changing the game in learning disability practice at Morriston hospital in Swansea, her sterling efforts have won her the profession's top accolade RCN Nurse of the Year
Watch our interviews with nursing delegates at the learning disability conference
