The Global Intellectual Disability Nursing Research Collaboratory: Forming an international transformational nursing network.

Aim: This paper explains how we created the Global Intellectual Disability Nurse Research Collaboratory (GIDNRC), a transformative network. The GIDNRC aims to make improvements in the understanding, research, policy, clinical care, and support provided to people with an intellectual disability.

Background: In 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) called upon healthcare leaders internationally to take actions to promote more equal healthcare for disabled persons.

Annual health checks for people with intellectual disabilities: An exploration of experiences, follow-up and self-management of health conditions.

Background: Little is known about how health issues identified at the annual health check (AHC) are followed up and addressed, how participants self-manage their health in between AHCs, and what support they receive. This research aimed to explore this.

Methods: People with intellectual disabilities (n = 12), and/or their supporters residing in Wales, were interviewed following their AHC and again at 6 and 11 months.

Planning for research impact.

Background: Several drivers are currently leading to greater emphasis of the importance of ensuring research has impact. Nursing research aims to improve patient care, safety and well-being, so it might be assumed results with the potential to effect such changes would automatically have an impact on clinical practice. However, experience suggests this is not the case and careful attention is needed for there to be an impact.

Use of Telehealth in Pediatrics.

This article discusses the use of telehealth in the role of pediatric health care. Management of common pediatric complaints and concerns are discussed in the context of a virtual setting. Benefits, as well as limitations and challenges, and the future of telehealth within the care of pediatric patient are reviewed.