Biomedical subjects

A Parrish

Publications and source records attributed to A Parrish.

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Equity and access to health care for women with learning disabilities.

The increased expectation for women with learning disabilities to become more autonomous and independent is generally a positive and dynamic force. However, care must be taken to ensure that, within this environment, women with learning disabilities are not isolated or lack support as this increases their vulnerability. These issues exist for all women within our society, but women with learning disabilities are more vulnerable because of their lack of voice both individually and politically. Within this new culture of independence and rights for women with learning disabilities, nurses must ensure that they address their own accountability and responsibility.

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Prison nursing: working at the cutting edge.

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Exploring the NHS executive document Signposts for Success.

The recent document 'Signposts for Success' (Department of Health (DoH), 1988a) offers an extensive blueprint for the strategic development of services for people with a learning disability in the next decade. This article discusses the key issues raised and some of the controversial aspects that have to be addressed.

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Prison health care: work environment and the nursing role.

This article, the first in a new series on prison nursing, gives an overview of the world of prison nursing and the environmental factors that make it so different from other types of nursing. It welcomes the recommendation in the report 'Patient or Prisoner: A New Strategy for Health Care in Prisons' (HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales, 1996) that the NHS should be responsible for providing health care for prisoners and the recent publication of the report of the Joint Prison Service/NHS Executive Working Group 'Future Organization of Prison health Care' (Department of Health, 1999), which endorses a formal partnership between the NHS and prison service. The article highlights the benefits that this will have for prison nurses who often feel professionally isolated. The role of the nurse working in the prison healthcare environment is outlined. The work of prison nurses differs from the role of nurses working in other healthcare situations as it is controlled by environmental factors associated with regimes, security and the prison culture. However, changes are taking place and a closer link with local services is envisaged. These changes are an excellent opportunity for nurses and nursing to establish a clear role in prisons and to develop further healthcare standards in the prison service.

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The prison healthcare service: a workforce committed to change.

This article discusses the changes that are needed in the prison healthcare service, outlining the move to a multidisciplinary team approach, away from the outdated, medically dominated service which prevails today. This article supports the partnership arrangements put forward in 'The Future Organization of Prison Health Care' (Department of Health (DoH), 1999) and suggests how this can be achieved locally, calling on nurses working in the prison environment to be proactive and forge links with colleagues in local NHS services. The need for clinical governance to be firmly established and regular reports to be submitted to prison governors on the quality and provision of services is highlighted.

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