The Moulster and Griffiths Learning Disability Nursing Model

The authors have produced a book that will not just help nurses practice in a person centred, evidence based and outcome focused way but to also articulate and be explicit about their contribution and the evidence on which they base their practice. This book gives you the tools to apply the model in practice and demonstrate the impact of the learning disability nurse. A key text for nurses and students, this will be a go-to-guide for many years to come. – Hazel Powell, Nursing Officer for Mental Health and Learning Disability, Welsh Government / Nurse Director Mental Health and Learning Disability, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health BoardIt is great to have a text that is entirely focused on learning disability nursing and, most importantly, on supporting practitioners to improve and enhance their practice in a person-centred, reflective and evidence based manner. A must read for all those involved in learning disability nursing. – Ruth Northway, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, University of South Wales

This book provides a refreshing and contemporary focus on the Moulster-Griffiths Model of Nursing. It shines a timely spotlight on the skills and knowledge of the learning disability nurse providing person centred, systematic support to individuals. It will equip students with a clear framework for meeting the holistic health needs of the people they serve but also a useful guide to reflection and personal development. This guarantees its pertinence to learning disability nurses throughout their career. A fantastic resurgence of a nursing model.

What does a learning disability nurse do? The Moulster and Griffiths book speaks with passion and integrity, clearly articulating the role of the learning disability nurse and how they support people with learning disabilities to access health care and overcome health inequalities.If you want to understand person and family centred nursing practice, this is the book for you. The Moulster and Griffiths Nursing Model provides a road map for person and family centred nursing practice. It speaks with passion and integrity from the perspective of a person with learning disabilities, family members and experts from practice. A must read for anyone working to reduce the health inequalities that people with learning disabilities face.

Helen Laverty is a registered nurse who has worked with people with a learning disability for twenty years. She also lectures in health care at the University of Nottingham and has written numerous book chapters and articles in her field of expertise.