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RCN Foundation @rcnfoundation.bsky.social · 15d

Funding up to £30,000 available for Registered Nurses Learning Disability to undertake a research project to address health inequality and enhance health related quality of life outcomes for people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland.

🗓️ Apply by 29 Oct
👉 bit.ly/469ibvF

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · 23d

Honoured to have worked alongside a team of pre & post-reg nurses to ✍️ the Evidence Based Practice chapter IN Successful Clinical Placements in Nursing. Together, we aim to inspire the next generation of evidence based nurses and improve nursing practice across all fields #EBP #ChooseLDNursing

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Kathy Petersen @kathyspetersen.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and… | Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

The new LeDeR report is now available. The 2023 annual report analyses the deaths of 3,556 people with a learning disability & autistic people who died in 2023. The work is part of efforts to reduce h...

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Aug 26

Let's celebrate the essential contribution that Learning Disability Nurses make and get voting for RNLDs who consistently deliver clinical excellence 🙌
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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Aug 19

The new careLeD tool helps people with learning disabilities recognise when urgent/emergency care might be needed & enhances preparedness.
#CareLeD

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Steve Hardy @stevehardyldn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Women with severe ADHD may experience worse menopause symptoms

Women with severe ADHD may experience worse menopause symptoms - Learning Disability Today

New research found that there is a complex relationship between ADHD and the menopause in which menopausal symptoms and ADHD symptoms may differ in those with and without a diagnosis.

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jul 8

Travelling to Westminster to meet with Minister Stephen Kinnock, Rosa Monckton & Jim Blair to address the RNLD workforce crisis. People with LD have a right to equitable care yet their RNLDs are in managed decline: - 44% with 1/2 HEI programs closed preventing growth #RNLDcrisis #RightToHealth

Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jul 5

Very excited for the presale release of New Notes on Nursing- Successful Clinical Placements.
I hope our StN/ RNLD & RNMH colloboration and expertise will support others in "Using Evidence Base Practice to inform Clinical Practice"

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Successful Clinical Placements in Nursing (New Notes on Nursing) : Elliott BSc(hons) BA RN, Natalie: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jul 4

I am incredibly proud to have worked on this RNLD led project. The co-produced accessible tools will support people to identify when & how to access urgent and emergency care services #careLeD #ChooseLDNursing
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Tool to support people with a learning disability access urgent and emergency care | RCN Foundation

Following funding, the UCAN (Urgent Care Access Now) study, undertaken by Keele University and partners, has developed the careLeD tool.

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jun 30

Very excited for tomorrows launch of our careLeD tool; co-designed resorces to help people with learning disabilities access urgent and emergency care. Use the QR to reserve your ticket #careLeD @RCNFoundation @PaulaMc007 @MoncktonR #UCAN @ukldcnn @LearningDisEng @mencap_charity

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Paul Newton @pnewt.bsky.social · Jun 19

NO LD NURSES TRAINED AFTER 2028 !
DOES ANYONE CARE 🤷‍♂️
That's the reality unless we do something about it ! All you have to do is sign and get 10 others to sign and we'll reach the magic 10,000 and have the governments attention !ANYONE CAN SIGN 🙏

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Petition: Fund a full bursary and maintenance fund to train Learning Disability Nurses

At a time when the demand across health and social care is so high, numbers entering the LD nursing profession are too low. To halt this decline, support the profession with a full bursary and mainten...

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DanceSyndrome @dancesyndromeuk.bsky.social · Jun 16

During #LDWeek25 we want to talk about iCreate, an Arts Council England funded project that helps emerging Choreographers to share their vision & be seen. This video explains the iCreate concept & why it's such an important platform:
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iCreate: Year 1

iCreate was a choreography project which DanceSyndrome delivered in 2023-24. Each month a different Choreographer led rehearsals with volunteer performers to...

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DanceSyndrome @dancesyndromeuk.bsky.social · Jun 16

If you work in a school and would like to know more about what we can deliver with the young people that you work with, please visit: dancesyndrome.co.uk/what-we-do/w...

#LearningDisabilityWeek2025 #LDWeek25 #DoYouSeeMe #LDWeek

Working with Schools | DanceSyndrome

DanceSyndrome is proud to be working in partnership with schools and settings on their Artsmark Award journey.

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Hft @hft.org.uk · Jun 11

Learning disabled people are too often excluded or seen as incapable in five key areas of life.

Hobbies
Friendship
Work
Romance
Achievement

A learning disability should never be a barrier to living life to the fullest.

#LDWeek #LearningDisabilityWeek #LDWeek2025 #DoYouSeeMe

A graphic that introduces the five key areas of life that learning disabled people are excluded from or seen as incapable in. Next to each of the words, there's a symbol in blue or pink that illustrates it.

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jun 12

Look what arrived today!
Thank you for the recommendation @MoncktonR
I am looking forward to reading @RoseUnwin book #BeautifulLives #ChooseLDNursing
#Humanity #loveletters #InspiringEquality

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Paul Newton @pnewt.bsky.social · Apr 4

Over 500 signatures in first few days but we need to get to 10,000 please sign and share ! 🙏🙏🙏

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Petition: Fund a full bursary and maintenance fund to train Learning Disability Nurses

At a time when the demand across health and social care is so high, numbers entering the LD nursing profession are too low. To halt this decline, support the profession with a full bursary and mainten...

petition.parliament.uk

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited for the launch of our RCNf funded careLeD tool; co-designed resorces to help people with learning disabilities access urgent and emergency care.
Use the QR to reserve your ticket. #careLeD #ReducingInequalities @rcnfoundation.bsky.social @oliverscampaign.bsky.social @ldengland.bsky.social

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · Jun 3

Lovely day delivering PBS training to our mental health wards at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust with the amazing Andrea Slinn and Tom; on the biggest screen imaginable! #PBS #CultureOfCare

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · May 25

I did really appreciate the opportunity it gave to reflect, be thankful for those I have met these past 25 years and ponder what I would like the next 25 to achieve 🙏

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Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social · May 25

What an honour it has been! #TimeFlys #ChooseLDNursing #BestJobEver #25Nursing

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Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · Apr 16

Here is a QR code so you can easily share this petition with friends and colleagues. It takes 20 seconds to complete, costs nothing, but makes a huge difference in raising our profile @suebridges.bsky.social @pnewt.bsky.social #ChooseLDNursing

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NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations to Dr James Rathbone for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference!

James showcased innovative service developments aimed at improving #psychological support for cancer patients.

Innovative cancer service colleague wins national award

A researcher from NIHR ARC East Midlands has won the Best Oral Presentation Award at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS) Annual Confer

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Neil Chadborn @neilchadborn.bsky.social · May 13

We are running public engagement sessions at #NewArtsExchange www.nae.org.uk HYSON Green #Nottingham #DementiaActionWeek #DAW2025

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NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social · May 15

Too many under-18s are still being admitted to adult mental health wards, despite national guidelines.

New research highlights the urgent need for age-appropriate care and better support for young people during #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek.

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Research shines a light on challenges of mental health care for under-18s

Young people continue to be admitted to adult mental health wards, prompting experts to call for urgent reforms to improve age-appropriate care.

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Jo Warwickshire @jowarwickshire.bsky.social · Dec 9

Thrilled to share our child death review toolkit to help support bereaved parents and hear their voices in review

@criminographer.bsky.social @annapease.bsky.social @ncmd.bsky.social
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Developing a toolkit to support parents’ involvement in child death review: an experience-based co-design study

Background Understanding why children die is important for grieving parents and for informing system improvements aimed at prevention and future care. Many countries have child death review (CDR) proc...

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