MEETING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND SKIN MANIFESTATIONS.

Meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities can be challenging for health professionals. In this article the authors consider these challenges and put forward the use of multidisciplinary teams, hospital passports and communication considerations to highlight how excellent quality of derm...

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Publicado en:Dermatological Nursing Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 16 - 21
Autores principales: Page, Pamela, Buchanan, Polly
Formato: pictorial Journal Article
Publicado: British Dermatological Nursing Group Sep2019
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Sumario:Meeting the needs of people with learning disabilities can be challenging for health professionals. In this article the authors consider these challenges and put forward the use of multidisciplinary teams, hospital passports and communication considerations to highlight how excellent quality of dermatological care can be achieved for this high-risk cohort.