title: Developments in learning disability nursing over the last 10 years.
abstract: This article aims to reflect upon the changes in the learning disability nursing profession over the last 10 years. It highlights the nurses' role in supporting a change of culture within the field of learning disability from one of oppression and restriction of individual rights to one where the principles characterized in the White Paper--civil rights, independence, choice and inclusion--are being increasingly supported by learning disability nurses. It concludes by examining the key issues that face the learning disability profession over the next 10 years.
authors: Thorne House, Services for Autism, Thorne, Doncaster, UK.
authors: Jill
authors: J
authors: Aylott
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities