Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 56-65, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerabl..."> Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 56-65, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerabl..." /> Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 56-65, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerabl..." />

Liaison and diversion services: embedding the role of learning disability nurses

Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, < a href="http://emeraldinsight.com/toc/jidob/7/2" > Volume 7, Issue 2 < /a > , Page 56-65, June 2016. < br/ > Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the health and criminal justice outcomes for people who come into contact with the criminal justice system. People with learning disabilities (LD) are particularly vulnerable to health and social inequalities within the criminal justice system. Design/m ethodology/approach – Using examples from practice, this paper discusses some of the challenges and achievements experienced by a LD nurse employed within a liaison and diversion service within the North-West of England. Findings – Whilst the specific functions of liaison and diversion prac titioners are detailed by National Health Service (NHS) England (2014), complexities in communication, multi-disciplinary working and role recognition affect the embedment of the role in practice. Research limitations/implications – The implications for practice are identified and recommendati ons for further research made. These seek to evaluate the impact of liaison and diversion services from the perspectives of LD nurses within liaison and diversion services, people with LD, their families and the wider multi-disciplinary team. Originality/value – NHS England (2015) are in the p rocess of evaluating of liaison and diversion services. This paper adds to the evaluation by discussing the exper...
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour - Category: Criminology Source Type: research