Oral Health Care of People with Learning Disabilities Guidelines updated
Our friends at the Dental Elf have brought these updated guidelines to our attention. This is what they said: These guidelines were originally a joint initiative between the Development Group for...
View Article“Care needs to be just as important as treatment” says report
This practical guidance has been written to help commissioners, service providers, nurses, medical, and allied health professionals, understand the difference care and compassion can make to the...
View ArticlePhysiotherapy led falls pathway service for adults with learning disabilities...
Recent NICE guidance suggested that 30% of people over 65 and 50% of people over older than 80 fall at least once a year and there is evidence that in people with learning disabilities there is some...
View ArticlePostural care pathway for people with learning disabilities
Many people with learning disabilities have physical disabilities that restrict their movement and put them at risk of developing body shape distortions. Here we report on the development of a new...
View ArticleCare pathway approach in a learning disability inpatient service
Learning disability in-patient services have come under some scrutiny in recent times. Here, Tom Crossland looks at an evaluation of the introduction of a care pathway approach in an inpatient service...
View ArticleThe importance of adopting a person-centred approach in psychiatry
Emmeline Lagunes summarises a recent paper from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which outlines the importance of person-centred care in contemporary medicine and psychiatry. The post The importance...
View ArticleMental health service pathways for children and adolescents with depression:...
In her debut blog, Emiliana Tonini summarises a recent study exploring the healthcare pathways of children and adolescents seeking support for depression, from referral through to discharge. The post...
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