Alice, one of our children's learning disability nurses spent a day capturing what she gets up to and offering insight into the role. Interested? View our latest vacancies here: bit.ly/42l9IQB #LDWeek23

This is me and my beautiful son Calum. Calum has Epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy Autism and Learning Disabilities. We campaign to Eliminate the misuse of restraint and seclusion for children. It's not care, or nurture, it's abuse. Please help make it stop. #CalumsLaw

#Oliverscampaign Am I being greedy in hoping we can get The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training for Education to 35000 signatures We currently have 33,194 Please help by Signing this important Petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6390…

Our new #ReturntoPractice Student #Nurses and #Midwives have started their journey back on to the Nursing and Midwifery Council register. After an in person clinical skills day, they'll now complete their course virtually and attend #placement locally to where they live. cumbria.ac.uk/.../return-to-…

Congratulations to the ICB’s associate medical director for population health Dr Andy Knox on being awarded an MBE! orlo.uk/t56Zi

💬 We asked people with a learning disability to share their experiences of the ‘R’ word. They were so upset and traumatised by the word, they didn’t want to speak about it on camera. This is what they told us. 📢 Challenge it. Report it.

Building a sense of belonging is a key task for leaders who seek to help people feel engaged at work & to create the conditions for change. A new study identifies four factors that affect belonging at work: 1) Be Myself - enabling people to be their authentic selves at work

Today we are joined by artist Eddie who is creating a visual map of what we have covered during the event. #OliversCampaign Paula McGowan OBE Philippa Spicer MBE

Long term conditions and Learning Disability! What a fabulous morning with the RNDA group, brilliant work & fabulous discussions 🌟 #reasonableadjustments #improvingcare #LearningDisabilityNurse #apprenticenurse University of Cumbria Nursing Fiona Ryder Louise Corless LSCFT Apprenticeships & Careers Team

Hugely exciting competition that we'd like to share with EVERYONE !! All the details are in the picture below. PLEASE share on all your social media platforms 🙏 #ChooseLDNursing #InspireLDNursing #LDNursingDay

This is how I spend my evenings! Making poo samples out of modelling clay for our AHC workshops! #Leder #AHC #healthpromotion #stopdiagnosticovershadowing #healthfacilitation Michelle Sowden 💙 Sally Nightingale @BeyNaveed Health Facilitation Team - LSCft @kathype63786943 Marta Coates 💙 Tracey Hartley-Smith RNLD QN 💙🇺🇦 lucy keniford

Come and meet our experienced Lecturers at our Open Days and Fusehill Street and Lancaster on Saturday. Be the person who makes a difference. cumbria.ac.uk/clearing or call 08081787373 #Nursing #carlisle #lancaster #carlisle #cumbria #nhscareers

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People with a #LearningDisability can get a COVID-19 booster jab this Autumn. 💉 Check you are on the learning disability register at your doctors to make sure you get invited for the #CovidBooster. Learn more with our #EasyRead read guide: mencap.org.uk/easyread/autum… 👈

Today is #WorldSepsisDay. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It happens when the immune system overreacts to an infection and starts to damage the body’s own tissues and organs. It can be hard to spot, so get clued up on the symptoms. ⤵️

Today is world sepsis day. Always ask ‘could it be sepsis?’ We’ve spoken today to our colleagues about sepsis awareness and identifying deterioration. Always be aware of the soft signs and remember clinical intuition. Kieran Uttley Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Hooray! We've extended the date for entries to our video competition to 22nd September. If you haven't entered yet, get creative and have a go. You could win £500 @samabdulla Teresa Chinn MBE RN QN 💙 🏳️‍🌈 Mark Bradley Sue Bridges 💙 #chooseLDNursing Giselle Cope @salsa442 Sarah Pope Samuel Edwards Rebecca Chester MBE

“Good supervision contributes to improved services, safe care, and better outcomes for staff and service users.” Chrissy, Professional Nurse Advocate and Supervision Lead 💙