Abstract
This book is a very interesting collection of essays that will help any rehabilitation professional who wishes to consider the needs of patients with intellectual disability. Health professionals have increasing numbers of boxes to tick, and this includes the need to address the public and patient involvement agenda, and also the particular and often unmet or neglected needs of a section of society embraced within the category ‘learning disability’ or ‘intellectual disability’. Professionals in health, rehabilitation, social services and other sections of society working with those with intellectual disability will all be helped by this collection, to tick such boxes. Topics covered by the 15 fairly short chapters include, service user involvement in higher education, employment, leisure, primary care, mental health issues, housing and policy. The authors come from a variety of agencies around the UK, and are from a predominantly specialist nursing background. Those from other backgrounds should not be put off by this, as their experience, expertise and commitment to valuing the lives of this patient group has much value beyond that small branch of nursing.
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