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Sawhney, Indermeet; Zia, Asif; Gates, Bob; Sharma, Anu; Adeniji, Adetayo – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Aim: This Quality Improvement Project sought to improve communication between patients with intellectual disabilities and their psychiatrists by sharing medical information using an easy read letter format following psychiatric review. Background: Writing directly to patients is in keeping with good medical practice. Previous studies have shown…
Descriptors: Patients, Intellectual Disability, Letters (Correspondence), Psychiatry
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Doyle, Carmel; Griffiths, Colin; McAnelly, Su; Atherton, Helen; Cleary, Michelle; Fleming, Sandra; Gates, Bob; Keenan, Paul; Sutton, Paul – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
Thirty-one participants engaged in this oral history research study aimed at exploring the lived experience of intellectual disability nurses and healthcare assistants' knowledge of the trajectory of intellectual disability nursing over the last 30 years in the Republic of Ireland and England. This paper documents some of these experiences…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Oral History, Experience, Allied Health Personnel
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Mafuba, Kay; Gates, Bob; Cozens, Maria – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2018
The aim of this study was to explore how public health policy in the United Kingdom was reflected in community intellectual disability nurses' (CIDNs)' job descriptions and person's specifications. The role of CIDNs has evolved due to policy changes. As these roles evolve, job descriptions and person specifications are important in highlighting…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Nurses, Public Policy