Nursing guide for supporting people with learning disabilities
Find a range of topics on how to support people with learning disabilities to access high-quality health care and regular screening. From making reasonable adjustments to enhancing communication skills and understanding mental capacity, we signpost you to the most up-to-date available resources.
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Available to RCN members
Who is this resource for?
This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.
What will this resource give me?
Within this guide you will find information on:
- what a learning disability is
- health inequalities in health and social care
- human rights in health and social care
- visiting the doctor or hospital when you have a learning disability
- mental health and learning disabilities
- mental capacity
- restrictive interventions
- learning disability health checks
- long-term condition management
- sepsis
- constipation
- screening
- contraception
- stopping over medication of people with a learning disability or both
- learning disability teams and support
- people with learning disabilities and criminal justice health
- positive behaviour support.
Resource last reviewed
20 Jun 2024
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