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  1. ‘It Was Like Starting to Walk all Over Again’: Navigating Transitions in Care Among Caregivers and Their Family Members With Intellectual Disability—An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, January 2026, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

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

    Article • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, April 2024, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  3. Toward mainstream nursing roles specialising in the care of people with intellectual and developmental disability

    Article • Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia, October 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Ruth Northway

  4. Access to Secondary Healthcare for People with Intellectual Disabilities: The Role of Community Learning Disability Nurses in Wales

    Article • OJIN The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, September 2022, American Nurses Association

    Professor Ruth Northway

  5. International Nursing Actions to Reduce Health Inequities Faced by People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability

    Article • OJIN The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, September 2022, American Nurses Association

    Professor Ruth Northway

  6. ‘People with intellectual disabilities living in the communities is bad enough let alone…having sex’: Exploring societal influence on social care workers' attitudes, beliefs and behaviours towards support for personal and sexual relationship needs.

    Article • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, December 2020, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  7. Exploring professional decision making in relation to safeguarding: A grounded theory study of social workers and community nurses in community learning (intellectual) disability teams in wales

    Article • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, November 2018, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  8. Commentary: In search of care strategies for distressed people with communication difficulties and a learning disability in palliative care settings: the lived experiences of registered learning disability nurses and palliative care professionals

    Article • Journal of Research in Nursing, May 2018, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  9. A consensus statement on how to conduct inclusive health research

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, April 2018, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway, Esther Joosa

  10. A framework for health and social care research

    Article • Nurse Researcher, December 2017, RCNi

    Professor Ruth Northway

  11. The role of all nurses in improving the health of people with intellectual disabilities

    Article • Journal of Research in Nursing, December 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  12. Pilot feasibility study examining a structured self-management diabetes education programme, DESMOND-ID, targeting HbA1c in adults with intellectual disabilities

    Article • Diabetic Medicine, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  13. Participatory research. Part 2: Practical considerations

    Article • International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, November 2017, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Ruth Northway

  14. Hospital passports, patient safety and person-centred care: A review of documents currently used for people with intellectual disabilities in the UK

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, October 2017, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  15. Participatory research. Part 1: Key features and underlying philosophy

    Article • International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, October 2017, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Ruth Northway

  16. An exploratory study of Behavioural Specialist experiences of involving service users in the development of their positive behavioural support plans

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, September 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  17. Supporting people across the lifespan: the role of learning disability nurses

    Article • Learning Disability Practice, May 2017, RCNi

    Professor Ruth Northway

  18. Identity, difference and diversity

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, May 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  19. Laying the foundations for health

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  20. Improving diabetes care for people with intellectual disabilities: a qualitative study exploring the perceptions and experiences of professionals in diabetes and intellectual disability services

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, February 2017, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway, Professor Michael Brown

  21. Rights and wrongs

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, November 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  22. Meeting the health needs of older people with intellectual disabilities: exploring the experiences of residential social care staff

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, August 2016, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  23. Facing the research challenge

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, August 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  24. Training of Residential Social Care Staff to Meet the Needs of Older People with Intellectual Disabilities who Develop Age-Related Health Problems: An Exploratory Study

    Article • Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, July 2016, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  25. Looking back to move forward

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, February 2016, SAGE Publications

    Professor Bob J Gates, Professor Ruth Northway

  26. Editorial: Listening, learning and acting: working with people who use services to plan and undertake research

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, January 2016, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  27. Research teaching in learning disability nursing: Exploring the views of student and registered learning disability nurses

    Article • Nurse Education Today, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ruth Northway

  28. Diabetes in people with intellectual disabilities: A systematic review of the literature

    Article • Research in Developmental Disabilities, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Ruth Northway, Professor Michael Brown

  29. The importance of family

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, November 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  30. What does independence mean?

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, August 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  31. An age-old problem?

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, May 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  32. A study protocol for a pilot randomised trial of a structured education programme for the self-management of Type 2 diabetes for adults with intellectual disabilities

    Article • Trials, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Ruth Northway, Professor Michael Brown

  33. A question of priority?

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, February 2015, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  34. Making an impact

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, November 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  35. Involving people with intellectual disabilities in research ethics

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  36. To include or not to include? That is the ethical question

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, August 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  37. A wise investment

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, May 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  38. The art of communication

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, March 2014, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  39. Deciding what to research: an overview of a participatory workshop

    Article • British Journal of Learning Disabilities, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  40. Editorial

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, November 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  41. How do people with intellectual disabilities view abuse and abusers?

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, October 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  42. Keeping Safe and Providing Support: A Participatory Survey About Abuse and People With Intellectual Disabilities

    Article • Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  43. Researching Policy and Practice to Safeguard People With Intellectual Disabilities from Abuse: Some Methodological Challenges

    Article • Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  44. A model for care provision and a model of care provision?

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, September 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  45. Methods that bridge quality and quantity

    Article • Nurse Researcher, July 2013, RCNi

    Professor Ruth Northway

  46. Where’s the evidence?

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, May 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  47. Change and continuity, commonality and diversity

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, January 2013, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  48. Setting up a mental health service user research group: a process paper

    Article • Journal of Research in Nursing, September 2012, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  49. Becoming a researcher

    Article • British Journal of Learning Disabilities, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  50. Helping a person with autism to overcome her fear of needles

    Article • Primary Health Care, December 2011, RCNi

    Professor Ruth Northway

  51. Role of collaboration in providing holistic care for young people

    Article • Mental Health Practice, June 2011, RCNi

    Professor Ruth Northway

  52. Review: Equality and access to general healthcare for people with learning disabilities: reality or rhetoric?

    Article • Journal of Research in Nursing, June 2010, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  53. Participatory research. Part 2: practical considerations

    Article • International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, May 2010, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Ruth Northway

  54. Participatory research. Part 1: key features and underlying philosophy

    Article • International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, April 2010, Mark Allen Group

    Professor Ruth Northway

  55. Zero tolerance of abuse of people with intellectual disabilities: implications for nursing

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, November 2008, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  56. The views and experiences of people with intellectual disabilities concerning advocacy

    Article • Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, September 2008, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  57. The views and experiences of learning disability nurses concerning their advocacy education

    Article • Nurse Education Today, November 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Ruth Northway

  58. An investigation into the advocacy role of the learning disability nurse

    Article • Journal of Research in Nursing, March 2007, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  59. 'Policies Don't Protect People, It's How They Are Implemented': Policy and Practice in Protecting People with Learning Disabilities from Abuse

    Article • Social Policy and Administration, February 2007, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  60. Responding to the abuse of people with learning disabilities: the role of the police

    Article • The Journal of Adult Protection, May 2006, Emerald

    Professor Ruth Northway

  61. Evidencing good practice in adult protection: informing the protection of people with learning disabilities from abuse

    Article • The Journal of Adult Protection, August 2005, Emerald

    Professor Ruth Northway

  62. ‘I’m a researcher!’ Working together to gain ethical approval for a participatory research study

    Article • Journal of Learning Disabilities, December 2004, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  63. The learning curve: the advantages and disadvantages in the use of focus groups as a method of data collection

    Article • Nurse Researcher, July 2004, RCNi

    Professor Ruth Northway

  64. Social Policy and People with Intellectual Disabilities in Poland

    Article • Journal of Learning Disabilities, December 2003, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway

  65. Commentary on Adolescents with a physical disability in Korea

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, July 2003, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  66. Quality of life as a concept for developing learning disability nursing practice?

    Article • Journal of Clinical Nursing, January 2003, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  67. An evaluation of student nurses experiences of being a researcher in a mental health research project

    Article • Nurse Education Today, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Ruth Northway

  68. An evaluation of student nurses experiences of being a researcher in a mental health research project

    Article • Nurse Education Today, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Ruth Northway

  69. Advocacy and the learning disability nurse

    Article • British Journal of Learning Disabilities, March 2002, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  70. Collaboration in research

    Article • Nurse Researcher, January 2002, RCNi

    Professor Ruth Northway

  71. Disability, nursing research and the importance of reflexivity

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, August 2000, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  72. Community nurses and social workers learning together: a report of an interprofessional education initiative in South Wales

    Article • Health & Social Care in the Community, May 2000, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  73. Disability and oppression: some implications for nurses and nursing

    Article • Journal of Advanced Nursing, October 1997, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  74. Integration and Inclusion: Illusion or Progress in Services for Disabled People?

    Article • Social Policy and Administration, June 1997, Wiley

    Professor Ruth Northway

  75. Physical, Mental and Critical Period

    Article • Journal of Learning Disabilities, March 1969, SAGE Publications

    Professor Ruth Northway