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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · Jun 17

#Seeability New video on importance of eye tests for people with a learning disability

New video on importance of eye tests for people with a learning disability - Learning Disability Today

SeeAbility has produced a new video highlighting the importance of eye tests foe people with a learning disability.

www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk

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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · Jun 17

Learning Disability Week 2025: Leo's story
"I've been coming here since the building opened in 2005. The staff here are very helpful."

Learning Disability Week 2025: Leo's story - Durham County Council

As part of Learning Disability Week 2025, this is the story of Leo, a regular user of our Hawthorn House, which he has attended and supported, for many years.

www.durham.gov.uk

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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · Jun 17

Empowering parents with learning disabilities in the children’s social care system

Empowering parents with learning disabilities in the children's social care system - Community Care

A new Family Rights Group film seeks to empower parents with learning disabilities by explaining social workers' role to them

www.communitycare.co.uk

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DanceSyndrome @dancesyndromeuk.bsky.social · Jun 16

It's #LDWeek25 🥳 The theme this year is “#DoYouSeeMe?”

Please join the conversation this week & help us to make our Dance Leaders more visible by sharing the many ways they use dance to challenge perceptions about #LearningDisabilities

Read more about our work here: dancesyndrome.co.uk/ldweek25/

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Bild @bild.org.uk · May 21

We are pleased to announce that we will be running a special webinar for #LDWeek25 about love and relationships for people with learning disabilities

Register to join us on 18 June at 12:30pm as we explore the support available for people to have the relationships they want: bild.org.uk/LDWeekLR...

Free webinar. Love and relationships. A special webinar for Learning Disability Week 2025 aimed at people with learning disabilities and the people who support them. Date: 18 June. Time: 12:30pm. Find out more and register:
bild.org.uk/LDWeekLR

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Jun 16

Happy Learning Disability Week 2025 #Wehearyou #Weseeyou #LDWeek2025 #Learningdisabilitynursing

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Well at School @wellatschool.bsky.social · Apr 10

Shout out to siblings of people with disability! Sometimes, it might seem like you are not seen, but we always appreciate you here. See our website for more advice on how your school can support a sibling of a person with a disability or condition.
#EduSky #disability #sibling #health

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Mar 22

#Familyvoice2025 has started full auditorium today with speakers from Norfolk and Waveney ICB in partnerships with Family Voice

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rebeccahill1.bsky.social @rebeccahill1.bsky.social · Mar 12

Positive Commitment Conference 2025 - calling all LD Nurses! dma-solutions.co.uk/events/upcom...
Please feel free to share. We hope you can join us!
@debdma.bsky.social @ldnursedave.bsky.social @rcnldnursing.bsky.social @learningdisability.bsky.social @learningdiseng.bsky.social

Positive Commitment Conference 2025 ~ Winchester

This event is for qualified RNLDs and RNIDs to attend and was developed as a partner event to Positive Choices which is specifically for LD and ID Nurse students. Not to be confused. This qualified...

dma-solutions.co.uk

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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com · Feb 11

Immensely proud of this toolkit.
End-of-life care planning. So many people were involved!

Now our paper is published, summing up all the work👇

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Co‐Designing a Toolkit of Approaches and Resources for End‐of‐Life Care Planning With People With Intellectual Disabilities Within Adult Social Care Settings: A Multi‐Phase Study

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Jan 31

📢📢 Job opportunity Band 6 LDA Transforming Care Navigator 📢📢 healthjobsuk.com//job/v6942909

Job vacancy: Transforming Care Navigator, NHS Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board, Norwich | trac.jobs

healthjobsuk.com

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Jan 22

Looking forward to chairing our first ICR today in relation to our new CYP Mental Health Dynamic Support Register for CYP without LDA #transformingcare
#healthequality #itstartedinLDA #2yearpilot #Mentalhealth
#innovation

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Jan 16

This is for people without LDA who were missing out and have equally unnecessary admissions into a restrictive environment for lengthy stays. If it work's for people with LD it works for everyone

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Russell Woolgar @russwo.bsky.social · Jan 15

www.youngminds.org.uk/young-person...

Inpatient Mental Health Care | Guide For Young People

Here we answer questions you may have about going into inpatient care for your mental health, what ‘being sectioned’ means and what to expect.

www.youngminds.org.uk

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Jan 15

P1 Fabulous day at @NorfolkCYP with @familyvoicenfk at the CYPMH alliance sharing our successful reasonable adjustments training package which has recieved 100% positive feedback with people requesting more dates

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Jan 15

Excited @NorfolkCYP will be completing an @NHSEastEngland @NHSEngland National 1st A Transforming Care in MH CETR with our MH navigator & independent panel in MH to include a MH DSR, CETR, & KW programme. Fully recruited & allocated to the team #transformingcareinmentalhealth

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Jan 15

3rd piece of news we have just presented our work regarding the challenges face and solutions for the review of the Global Developmental Delay to the Norfolk youth forum which has received great feedback @NorfolkCYP @profsquidgybo @NCHC_NHS co produced with many system partners

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Russell Woolgar @russwo.bsky.social · Dec 4

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Long-term segregation and seclusion for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism in hospitals: critique of the current state of affairs | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

Long-term segregation and seclusion for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism in hospitals: critique of the current state of affairs

www.cambridge.org

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Nov 30

Gorgeous xxx

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Nov 29

Yes totally agree maybe all our local advocacy groups?

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Nov 29

Just joined the alliance and signed up for the news letter #Learningdisabilitynurses specialise in neurological conditions, genetics,among many other areas due to the diversity of the people we work with, we have so much to offer,uniquely work across the lifespan and adopt a whole family approach

Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · Nov 29

Neuroscience nursing colleagues, this sounds very positive! Learning disability nursing colleagues, is this where we should be too? www.neural.org.uk/news/uk-gove...

UK Government launches first ever forum to address gaps in treatment and care for people affected by neurological conditions – The Neurological Alliance

Today (Thursday 28 November 2024) Andrew Gwynne MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Health and Social Care, has announced a new UK-wide forum will be set up to find ways to...

www.neural.org.uk

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Rebecca Crossley @ldnurse1.bsky.social · Nov 29

Yes yes and yes!!!

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Opening Doors @openingdoorsld.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hello - we have decided to join in over here 👍

We are thrilled to be celebrating 30 years at our AGM later this month as well as sharing what we have been up to over the last year. Let us know if you want to join in
#LearningDisabilities #UserLed