Ben Thomas, Professional Officer for Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing
Today, as part of our week of action, Protecting Health: Nursing and Midwifery Successes and Challenges, we have the opportunity to consider mental health. In this blog Dr Ben Thomas, Professional Officer for Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Dementia at …
I would like to take this opportunity to tell you about the work the Department of Health is undertaking to minimise the use of restrictive practices in health and social care settings. Later this year we will be publishing national guidance …
As the Professional Officer for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities at the Department of Health, I want to make sure that people with learning disabilities receive safe, appropriate and high quality care. Unfortunately, the Healthcare for All, report of the …
To ensure that the health and social care systems are prepared for the changing health needs of people with learning disabilities the four home countries’ government lead nurses initiated a review into learning disabilities nursing. ‘Strengthening the commitment: the report …
