Career choices can often seem daunting, but the options in Learning Disability Nursing are vast. Why not take a look or encourage a young person to explore what's possible: healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/… #ChooseLDNursing teamCNO 💙 Acosia Nyanin 💙 UKLDCNN

Mental Wellbeing Minister Maree Todd has launched new resources to improve access to health and mental health services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. Autism ➡️ differentminds.scot/get-involved/h… Learning disability ➡️ theassembly.scot

To celebrate the launch of the new resources, members of the SLDNN steering group have developed their own “Three Things About Me Cards”. These cards help people share interests, things that are important to them & conversation starters.

How to use the 3 things cards: ⭐️use it to relax before more serious discussions. ⭐️use it during discussions if you feel the person is anxious ⭐️use it to build up trust for more serious conversations ⭐️ use to close conversations and build connections

⭐️My 3 things⭐️ A simple tool to make conversations a little bit easier for people with LD Can be used to: ✨relax before more serious discussions ✨during discussions if you feel anxious ✨to build up trust before serious topics ✨to close conversations and build connections

Sunndach #volunteer Karen was busy at the weekend making some fabulous snowmen for Sunndach's winter corridor. The Sunndach volunteers have been amazing, they have all built up greats bonds with the children at Sunndach, as well as the staff. #nhsvolunteers #meaningfulactivity

Glasgow rough sleepers - count and report simonscotland.org/2024/12/06/dec… Between midnight and 3am this morning, staff and 23 volunteers from a variety of partnerships took part in our latest rough sleepers count. During the course of the count we identified 27 people rough sleeping.

THREAD - EDINBURGH “Simon Community Scotland is incredibly concerned about the recent rise in demand from people at risk of and experiencing rough sleeping in Edinburgh. We have seen a 300% increase in the number of people in desperate need of help and a safe place to sleep.

£10 allows us to provide emergency essentials like food, toiletries and clean underwear, to people who are rough sleeping or in temporary accommodation £50 can give someone vital winter essentials to keep them warm and safe in freezing conditions. justgiving.com/campaign/safep…

1/2 FREEZING WEATHER CONDITIONS Please call our helplines Glasgow 0800 027 7466 or Edinburgh 0808 178 2323 if you see someone on the streets who you would like us to check on. Our Street Teams will get to them as soon as possible. Your call could save a life.

New home urgently sought for Edinburgh's Streetreads Library | Streetreads Simon Community Scotland scottishhousingnews.com/articles/new-h…

We need your help to write the next chapter of our Streetreads library in Edinburgh. Thanks Edinburgh Evening News for the front cover! Find out more, donate and contact us via simonscotland.org/2025/01/16/str…

Lorraine McGrath lorraine mcgrath writes in The Scotsman about our search for a new home for our Streetreads library in Edinburgh. scotsman.com/news/help-us-t…

Community Annual Health Check Nurse Facilitator -NHS Scotland apply.jobs.scot.nhs.uk/Job/JobDetail?…

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Dear Scottish Government, Last week I turned up at HMP Edinburgh for Mental Health Awareness Week. I’ve worked closely with the prison service for a couple of years now and all the staff I’ve met, and worked with, have been amazing. The job they do, under very difficult circumstances, is

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🧑‍⚕️ | Last Friday, our Sighthill campus hosted the Scottish Learning Disabilities Nursing Network Conference 2025 which saw more than 150 people come together to celebrate the unique and diverse roles within Learning Disability Nursing. Thanks to all who attended – we hope you

we don't need to chase these things as they already promised to us where is the report and why It taken too long? no good enough for whatever reason 😡channel4.com/news/is-govern…

The new ‘Earn as You Learn’ hybrid pathway on offer at Glasgow Caledonian University allows Learning Disability Nurse candidates all over Scotland to live and work in their local area while studying. 💼 🔗 Learn more: healthandcare.scot/stories/4221/l…