Coffee shop reading. A rare opportunity for a quiet moment. British Thoracic Society Clinical Statement on the prevention and management of community-acquired pneumonia in people with learning disability followed by a novel. #weekendreading #evidencebasedpractice

Debra Moore MBE FRSA 🐾💙 David Harling BEM Rebecca Crossley JoKiernan ❤️💙❤️💙 Gwen Moulster 💙 Ben Taylor Hazel Powell 💙 Ruth Northway RN(LD) FRCN FLSW, FQNI Marta Coates 💙 Rebecca Chester MBE Jim Blair 🇪🇺🕊️🕴🏾⚒🎶🕴🏾🟣🕊️ Steve Hardy🏳️‍🌈 LDNurse Lynne Westwood RN(LD) 💚💙 #keephoLDNon #StaySafe @LDNursingHud Shaun Williams #FairPayForNursing Peter Hasler i might see if i can use my training money and come with you

Good to see learning disability nursing getting a mention in this article -

'... the rises had not been felt evenly, with some specialist nurse posts, such as health visitors and learning-disability nurses, seeing numbers shrink'.

bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

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Thank you so much for today Alison. It really was a packed agenda and so much to consider and learn for Advanced Practice, Research and Publishing.

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An exciting permanent opportunity for a part time Occupational Therapist working within the ESD for stroke team. If you want to find out more and apply 👉 orlo.uk/XmIyT

Fantastic line up for Positive Commitments in Belfast.

This is the first of 5 webinars taking place over the year from the BDA_LearningDisabilities Our Research Officer Irem is presenting on antipsychotics & Wt Man in #learningdisabilities

Not long to nominate! Let’s get some fabulous #LearningDisability #Nursing #Students to #ShineALight on the profession! #ChooseLDNursing
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LIDNAN Lynne Westwood RN(LD) 💚💙 #keephoLDNon #StaySafe Joanne Green JoJo Welch Joann Kiernan

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Increase your awareness of diagnosing constipation in people with learning disabilities, the potential consequences of untreated constipation and the assessments needed to diagnose it, with this article by Lynne Marsh and Ailish McMeel QUBNursing&Midwifery
journals.rcni.com/learning-disab…

🎉 Celebrating Richard Avery's 20 years with us! Richard has worked in residential learning disability services, in-patient services and now in our community team as a Senior #LearningDisability Nurse. His passion lies in supporting vulnerable people and mentoring others. 👏

It’s only 10.30 and we’ve had some fantastic presentations already for the #LDNsymp23 Such a great agenda and opportunity to share and learn from the work learning disability nurses and colleagues are doing. Always inspiring David Harling BEM Ben Briggs Ellie Gordon

This is incredibly clever. The Nothing About Us Without Us exhibition is available on line, virtually and is interactive. I’ve never seen anything like it and will be delving in to see more of the exhibition.

The flu jab is free for people with a learning disability.

It is quick and can prevent you from getting very ill.

Don't wait. Talk to your doctor to stay well.

#Flu #StayWellThisWinter

Would be great to hear from learning disability services &/or advance practitioners running respiratory health clinics for people with learning disabilities or other people with complex health needs UKLDCNN Christine Hutchinson RNLD QN Beverley Harden FCSP Deepak Agnihotri (he/him/his) Advanced Practice Physiotherapy Network

Are you a #nurse and would like to learn basic #Makaton signs to improve communication skills with patients? Check out this free elearning by NHS England and The Makaton Charity: orlo.uk/O4QFJ

Ellie Gordon

This is a really great opportunity for all nurses to add this communication skill to their skill set and improve patient care

As part of the #LDNurseDay celebrations, I'm contributing one in an irregular series of🧵 about important documents & the part they might play in our field. Today its Universities UK response to the NHS England Workforce, Training and Education long term workforce plan (LTWP) universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/pol…

Pleased to hear FoNS have launched Jan Dewing award for person-centred practice. She was an inspirational academic, the topic is entirely aligned with the professional life she lived. I hope Learning Disabilities Nurses will be considering this fons.org/common-room/co…

Calling for submissions! Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (AMHID) is a vital and pioneering source of peer-reviewed research and information specific to the mental health needs of people with intellectual/learning disabilities.

emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/amhid