Capacity to consent to having capacity assessed – and why thinking about capacity in the abstract is usually so unhelpful mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/capacity-to-co…

🌟NEW🌟Guidance on taking steps towards writing neuro-affirming reports and profiles

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RCSLT Scotland RCOT Scottish Policy RCPCH Scotland RCPsychScot NESnmahp NES Psychology BPS Scottish Branch 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ålyn Scottish CAMHS AHP Leadership Group Scot Gov Health Mary Doherty Neurodivergent SLT Network Neurodevelopmental Service-CYP NHSL

Dolly incarcerated in the Moor Hospital Lancaster for having an illegitimate child in her early teens she never left, from the exhibition Life goes on @saltsmill For the history & background of this inhuman treatment read The undesirables by Sarah Wise

'Experiences and impact of psychiatric inpatient admissions far away from home: a qualitative study with young people, parents/carers and healthcare professionals'

People with learning disabilities may find mental health tribunals difficult to follow. Here @InderSawheny1 Neeraj Prabhakaran Asif Zia Chetan shah Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS HPFT outline the reasonable adjustments that need to be made to support them through the process.

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My dad, who was an RNLD for over 30 years, was in a car crash in January & now needs a wheelchair. So throughout May, I will walk at least 1 mile a day & then on 1st June, I will hike up Mount Snowdon. I am raising funds for the spinal unit he is in. justgiving.com/page/rosssheri…

A fantastic opportunity to join our innovative Burdett Trust 💙 Resp Health Project support People with a learning disability.

NB this opportunity is open to all branches of nursing (not just LD) so please share far and wide hellomynameis Paul 💙RN MA OStJ Andrew Fletcher Stacey Batty ACBurden (Jane Shanahan)

So thankful for your time today Donna & Tracey BDCFT NHS Blown away by the amazing work #keepingmychesthealthy lovely to network re our Lancashire & Yorkshire projects to address inequalities in respiratory health for people with learning disabilities

Our free, online course explores issues related to #caring for a relative with #psychosis or #schizophrenia . Enrol now using the link below: Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience The SAFE project futurelearn.com/courses/caring… #FLPsychosis

Learning from Salisbury Hospital on how they monitor strategic goals through EDGE. LSCFT Research Team have fantastic buy in from CEO Chris Oliver but we have lots to learn from other trusts on cultural change & how we ensure a gold thread from research to Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust strategy

As we head into lunch we are hearing from our inspirational LD Nurse Consultant and Queen’s Nurse Kerry Anderson QN, sharing the groundbreaking Think COULD project.

#WeAreCelebratingExcellence #ProudToBeNHSG youtu.be/n6C8a-lx5VE?si…

Revoking a deputyship - are the Court of Protection's powers constrained?mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/revoking-a-dep…

Royal College of Nursing Wales Let's get nominating!! So pleased that Swansea Bay NHS are sponsoring the registered learning disability nurse award category and to see separate MH and LD nurse categories. Brilliant development by Royal College of Nursing Wales Sue Tranka 💙 RN,FQNI Ruth Northway RN(LD) FRCN FLSW, FQNI Ben Thomas Paula Hopes 💙 Paul Ridd Foundation

Ruth Wyn Williams RNLD🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Steve Ford Nursing Times #STNA wonderful event so proud to be a learning disability nurse amongst the most amazing group and the LD Student Nurse of the year is Claire 😍🥳🤩🎉

Brilliant opportunity to go along to the vaccination and well-being hub and see what they have planned for Scottish LD Week. Fantastic well-being resource based in Aberdeen Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities PAMIS Down's Syndrome Scotland Eddie McConnell

#SNTA all our students are such an asset to the nursing profession. Thank you for your passion, especially all the learning disability nurses and students nurses in the room 🌟Nursing Times Health Sciences Bangor

Excitement is building for some of the Edge Hill University nominees Dr Michelle Howarth and Jade Ainsworth at the 2024 Nursing Times #SNTA . Good luck everyone!!!

Prof. Declan Murphy on trajectories and outcomes in #Autism King's College London #IDConf24 Royal College of Psychiatrists Royal College of PsychiatristsNDPSIG NAS Campaigns National Autistic Society Indermeet Sawhney