title: Learning disability nursing in the post war period.
abstract: This paper considers the place of learning disability nursing within the profession in the 1940's and 1950's. A number of sources are discussed, which throw light on the problem of recruitment to this branch of nursing as well as its future as seen at the time. Comparisons are drawn between it and other types of nursing and conclusions are drawn about the extent to which it was a valued part of the profession.
authors.affiliation: Common Foundation Programme, Northern College of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Studies, Manchester.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000266:history; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000266:history*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom