Having a terminal or life-limiting illness can increase a person’s risk of taking their own life. Find out how to have compassionate conversations and offer support
When Robin Walton was a nursing student on a London hospital ward in the 1960s, a patient climbed out of the window one day and jumped to his death.
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the aim of this article is to help improve the support provided by community nurses to autistic individuals.
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The pathway aims to provide learning disability staff with a unified and structured approach that places the service user at the centre of care and enhances partnership working with palliative care services. The pathway prompts the development of a personalised care plan that respects the wishes of the person and their family.
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Leading learning disabilities research advocate Irene Tuffrey-Wijne uses her role to ‘shout about’ the need to involve service users in healthcare decisions that affect them
Irene Tuffrey-Wijne has made it her life’s mission to campaign on behalf of people with learning disabilities and autism when it comes to end of life care and bereavement. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.