Here’s to strong women ❤️ May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them Image: instagram.com/naturallife #WomensDay2023 #InternationalWomensDay

Today, we have published our national planning guidance for 2025/26. This sets out NHS priorities - to transform services, cut waiting times and improve care for patients across England. ⬇️

👀great opportunity for a physio/OT to take on the therapy lead role at Alton Community Hospital. You will be part of a MDT delivering rehab to the local community: Therapy Clinical Team Lead Inpatient Services - Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Careers

NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Amy George Louise Melanie Webb RNLD MSc QN Brian Murtagh nicky macdonald Matt Nisbet Robin Harlow

Remember #tomorrow #Thursday 6th March is another #KeepingYouWell #event. This time we, and other #health #services are in #Fareham. Come and see us! #learningdisability #autism #carers #support #partnership #NHS

Tomorrow is #SocialPrescribingDay and you can learn more about how social prescribing improves wellbeing through #CommunityConnections in conjunction with a wide range of agencies. Our colleague Dr. Alisha Clarke describes it simply in the audiogram below where she highlights

Men's #health week - raising awareness of #ProstateCancer. #people with a #learningdisability should ideally be offered #PSA bloods during an annual #healthcheck (50+) in attempt to detect early signs of #prostate #cancer. #easyread leaflet available from Macmillan Cancer Support

We're celebrating #LearningDisabilityWeek by highlighting nursing careers. Every day is different in learning disability nursing. Want a purposeful career? Find out more sway.cloud.microsoft/nsBEWO1n1cznpf… #NursingCareers @suebprof1 Jacky Vincent 💙 Mandy Kerr Sue Hatton RCN Learning Disability Nursing Forum

News: SeeAbility has launched a new awareness video to eliminate the obstacles to eye tests for people with learning disabilities, who are ten times more likely to experience sight problems. #learningdisabilityweek2025 learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/new-video…

So we start this week with a huge celebration. 🎊 One of our local #GPpractice s was signed off as #LearningDisability Friendly today! Congratulations to The Wilson #practice and Dr Isaac Nahoor & his team for all the work so far. Your #patients are very lucky to have you! #NHS

At our recent local #LearningDisability #event we spoke with people with a #learningdisability, #carers, #professionals and each other to make the most of this fabulous opportunity to #network. We even had an #ANP and GP practice #LD Care-coordinator visiting! #LDWeek2025

Happy #LDWeek25! Meet Peter and Steve. Two gentleman with a #LearningDisability who met us at a local #GPsurgery, had their annual #healthcheck and talked to us about what's #important to them. Absolutely incredible people, thank you for sharing this. #autism #NHS #health

Watch Shane's story- he's been able to reduce the medicines he is on and now is less anxious, has a lot more energy and lives the life he wants. youtu.be/fnIngkSP3FA

As part of NMC revalidation learning disability nurses need to complete five written reflective accounts. This #CPD article outlines practical ways to build reflections so that they have a strategic purpose, as well as meeting NMC requirements. journals.rcni.com/learning-disab…

I know X is not the place it once was, but sharing in the hopes someone might see our lovely Consultant Practitioner for Frailty role. Come and join ⁦Dr Abigail Barkham PhD, RGN,Dip PHCN, BSc (Hons)⁩ and I in sunny Mid Hampshire! #frailty #HospitalAtHome #VirtualWard jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

Massive shout out to our LD nurses in Hampshire for promoting this fabulous career. Only reason it’s noted as anonymous is there were too many contributors 💜 thank-you all

What a fantastic launch of the careLeD tools; resources to help people with a learning disability learn when and how to access urgent and emergency care. Thank you Tommy Jessop who was an inspiring guest speaker #careLeD Access the tools FREE here 👇 keele.ac.uk/ucan/careledto…

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It's the moment you've been waiting for. The #HSJawards shortlist is up - a big congratulations to all! View the shortlist here: awards.hsj.co.uk/shortlist-2025

Congratulations to our Hampshire and IOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust team shortlisted in the Transforming Care for Older People category for point of care testing 👏🫶fabulous news Naomi Purdie Dr Abigail Barkham PhD, RGN,Dip PHCN, BSc (Hons)