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An exploration of the role of the community nurse, learning disability, in England
Author(s) -
Mobbs Caroline,
Hadley Samantha,
Wittering Rosemary,
Bailey Nicola M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1046/j.1468-3156.2002.00150.x
Subject(s) - learning disability , nursing , work (physics) , service (business) , challenging behaviour , new england , medicine , psychology , medical education , political science , psychiatry , business , politics , mechanical engineering , engineering , marketing , law
Summary Community learning disability nursing has been faced with considerable changes over recent years. In the early part of the 1990s, some commentators believed that it was a specialism in decline. The aim of the present study was to describe the way in which community nurses, learning disabilities (CNLDs), work within National Health Service (NHS) trusts in England, the other professionals whom they relate to, the client group whom they serve, their qualifications and their working practices. A postal questionnaire enquiring about these themes was returned by CNLD managers from 136 out of the 170 NHS trusts which were identified (81%).