Intellectual impairment: a forgotten speciality.
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Biomedical subjects
Louise L Clark
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Caring for people with learning disability using care management.
Current Government health policy is moving towards the delivery of services for clients with a learning disability through mainstream primary care services. At present there are difficulties in providing health services that meet the needs of clients. These include lack of resources (financial, physical and human), time and expertise. Yet clients with learning disabilities often have some of the most complex physical and mental health needs and they have a right to expect access to services that are responsive and sensitive to their requirements. In light of the current policy and stated difficulties, all service providers and stakeholders need to work together to review how services are provided and to negotiate shared resources. This article suggests adopting a care management approach, where clients are supported by different providers with a lead practitioner taking responsibility for assessment, planning and review in partnership with the client and his/her carers.
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All preregistration students should develop skills in learning disabilities.
In the light of ongoing service developments and government legislation it is important that preregistration nurses from all branches have the opportunity to develop their confidence and skills in the care of people who have learning disabilities. This article outlines the development of strategies employed by one institute of higher education in order to reflect the principles of "Valuing People" from a health perspective in non-learning disability nursing programmes. The particular challenges that have been encountered in the implementation of these strategies over the last 3 years are discussed, as are issues faced in the evaluation of the effectiveness of such strategies.
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