“The reason people become learning disabilities nurses are varied but one thing is universal, they make a vital contribution to the care and welfare of vulnerable people”. (Public Health Nursing Division, 2014, Strengthening the commitment: one year on).
Lenehan C (2017) These are our children: a review by Dame Christine Lenehan, Director, Council for Disabled Children, London: Council for Disabled Children.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2017) Learning disabilities: identifying and managing mental health problems. Quality standard QS142, London: NICE.
NICE guidance is officially England only. View page
Royal College of Nursing (2016) Connect for change: an update on learning disability services in England, London: RCN.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2018) Support for adults with learning disabilities as they grow older - what to expect, London: NICE (Accessed 23 July 2018) (Web).
Mencap (2014) Learning disability awareness: what you need to know about learning disability, London: Mencap (Accessed 1 September 2015) (Web).
We would like to thank the RCN Learning Disability Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Atkinson S (2014) Intellectual disability in health and social care, Abingdon: Routledge.
Chaplin E (2016) An introduction to supporting the mental health of people with intellectual disabilities: a guide for professionals, support staff and families, Hove: Pavilion Publishing And Media Ltd
Hardy S (2016) Supporting the physical health needs of people with learning disabilities: a handbook for professionals, support staff and families, Hove: Pavilion
Imray P (2017) Turning the tables on challenging behaviour: working with children, young people and adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and/or autistic spectrum disorders (2nd edition), London: Routledge.
Royal College of Nursing (2014) Learning from the past - setting out the future: developing learning disability nursing in the United Kingdom. An RCN position statement on the role of the learning disability nurse. London: RCN.
Our Permanent Collection consists of nursing specific core items and rare items. It is viewable by appointment at the RCN Library and Heritage Centre. Here is a small selection of items from our collection.
Gibson J (1958) Mental deficiency nursing, London: Faber and Faber.
The RCN Archive contains some of the most important collections dedicated to the history of the nursing profession in the UK. Visitors by appointment in Edinburgh.