This week’s EBN Twitter Chat, on Wednesday 16th March 2016 between 20:00 – 21:00 hrs (GMT), will focus on the role of nurses and midwives in meeting the health needs of people with learning (intellectual) disabilities. The Twitter Chat (#ebnjc) will be hosted by Ruth Northway (@NorthwayRuth) who is a Professor of Learning Disability Nursing. […]
Category: Learning Disabilities
The #hellomynameis campaign reaches its 3rd anniversary
This weeks ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 2nd of March between 8-9pm(GMT) UK will be hosted by Kate Granger a doctor, but also a terminally ill cancer patient. and founder of the #hellomynameis campaign, and will focus on the importance of healthcare workers introducing themselves to patients. Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; […]
A Student Nurse Experience of Learning Disability Nursing
This week our EBN Blog Series has focused on Learning Disability with thought-provoking blogs from Professor Ruth Northway, on nursing older people with learning disabilities and Nurse Consultant Jonathan Beebee, on the future of learning disability nursing. Today we are delighted to share the student nurse perspective on learning disability nursing from student nurse Amy Wixey, a […]
The Future of Learning Disability Nursing
Our EBN Blog Series on Learning Disability Nursing continues this today as Learning Disability Nurse Consultant, Jonathan Bee, considers the future of learning disability nursing. In case you missed out, check out our learning disability blog that was published on Monday by Professor Ruth Northway HERE […]
Older People and Learning Disabilities
This December EBN has been sharing inspiring blogs from across all the fields of nursing and midwifery practice. This week we are delighted to bring you three contributions from Learning Disability Nursing. Today’s blog comes from Professor Ruth Northway on the topic of meeting the needs of older people with learning disabilities. Remember to check out […]
Parenting Children with Intellectual Disabilities
We are delighted to introduce Carole Beighton, EBN’s guest blogger this week. Carole Beighton is a multi-professional facilitator teaching at St Georges NHS Trust. She is an RGN and an RNLD and a part time doctoral research student from the School of Health and Social Care at London South Bank University. She is the parent […]
Learning Disability Awareness Week 2015
This week (15th – 21st June) is Learning Disability Awareness Week and to celebrate this we have invited Nadine Falconer, a 1st year learning disability student nurse from Queen’s University in Belfast, to blog about her first year as a student nurse. I feel very honoured to be asked to write a guest blog on […]
Learning disability nurse education: the impact on patent care
By Niall Dew, Head of Practice Education for the Department of Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield will be leading this week’s ENB twitter chat on Wednesday the 15th of April between 8-9pm UK time focusing on ‘the impact of learning disability nurse education on patent care.’ Participating in the twitter chat requires a Twitter account; […]