Nurses face pay rates well below what they deserve, as trusts risk exacerbating shortages<
Opinion
Specialist nurses care for people with learning disabilities and/or autism from the cradle
A TV documentary has highlighted the heartbreaking realities of a failing commitment to pro
The availability of non-invasive prenatal testing has opened the debate about over-medicali
Comment
Learning disability nursing may be in a perilous state, but its worth could be underestima
Public trust is precious, and nurses should be able to rely on colleagues’ high standards<
With a rise in CPR-related referrals to the NMC, what nurses need is support
The profession is at a crucial tipping point, but we can promote our outcome-driven value<
The proposal for a regulating body that holds managers to account is a step forward
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Editorial
The new system will replace local commissioning groups
People with learning disabilities and/or autism will need support to rebuild their lives
CQC report acknowledges vulnerabilities of service users during COVID-19
New law alone will not address unnecessary detentions of people with learning di
Report reveals service users six times more likely to die than others during the first wav
Nursing students starting university graduate courses face a strange new online world
Your views
Making the profession accessible to more people juggling carer and family commitments
Pros and cons of practising abroad – and why staying in the UK can be worth the stress
Loss of degree programmes exposes precarious state of nurse education funding
Striking off of nurse who prescribed Botox highlights risks of ignoring guidance
Regulator has been told to remember where there’s healthcare, there’s risk
Time off to deal with a crisis would demonstrate compassion
Reviews
Nicky Genders looks at a book focusing on the role of a job coach for people with LD
Michael Brown looks at a book focusing specifically on learning disability nursing models
A new book focusing on girls and women on the autism spectrum
Community nursing reference guide on nutrition and childhood obesity
Novel about a dying man on a road trip with his son who has a learning disability
Associate professor Nikki Welyczko reviews a text that is applicable to four fields of nur
