#LearningDisabilityWeek – planning your weekend? People with a learning disability often have less opportunities for socialising than the general population, tend to have fewer friends and less likely to be in a relationship #DoYouSeeMe Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust chris image

People with learning disabilities die earlier than the general population. They face health inequalities, barriers to care, lack of understanding, inaccessible information, difficulties making reasonable adjustments and lack of LD nurses #LDWeek Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust chris image

This short video gives information about cervical screening for people in the LGBTQ+ community. Take a look ⬇️ #PrideMonth #CervicalScreening ⁦Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust⁩

The team are at the SEND Next choices event today at first direct bank arena Leeds. The event is an opportunity for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their parents, carers, support workers and teachers to prepare themselves for adult life. Employment and Skills Leeds

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

We can't control what happens to us, but we can choose how we respond. Join us for #JumpBackUpJuly and find ways to be more resilient in challenging times actionforhappiness.org/jump-back-up-j…

During co-production week, we're highlighting the work of Jodie Williams, Learning Disability and Autism Network Manager who works within our engagement team youtube.com/watch?v=zOq_a2…   england.nhs.uk/learning-disab…

We are proud to be supporting #CoproductionWeek. This is annual celebration led by SCIE to tell people about the power of co-production to design and develop better ways of doing things #Coproduction #CoproWeek2025 #InnovationThroughCoproduction Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Interesting discussions at the SUN Meeting about the Payments and Reimbursent Policy #Involvement #Coproduction #LivedExperience Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

During co-production week, we would like to highlight Katie Matthews our Lived Experience Policy Officer. A piece of work she is specifically proud to have co-worked on is the Down Syndrome resources.

The government's 10 year health plan for England is here. It's been shaped by the experiences and expectations of people with lived experience, the public, and health and care staff and partners. For easy read, click here. gov.uk/government/pub…

July is good care month. This recognises the importance of quality in caregiving. Our website has lots of accessible resources to help support the care that you do: learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk Health Facilitation Team (Get Checked Out) Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust #GoodCareMonth #Support #AccessibleInformation #EasyRead

Summer’s here but so is the need to care for your mental health. ☀️ Embrace the season and look after yourself along the way. Explore what’s on around Leeds in the link below: leedsinspired.co.uk #TuesdayMotivaton #LeedsMentalHealth #LeedsEvents

Read our latest July easy read and plain English newsletter from #NHSEngland Learning Disability and Autism Programme which includes, information on annual health checks and health action plans. Please share widely. england.nhs.uk/learning-disab…

The learning disability and autism advisory group met online on 9 July and staff joined us from a hospital, GP practices, and from a region and Integrated Care Board, so that we could truly co-produce. We explored barriers to accessing health services North East & Cumbria Learning Disability Network; Hampshire and IOW Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

This week is love your lungs week. We will be sharing information on lung conditions that people with a learning disability are more likely to get.

At a recent LeDeR focus panel group, we heard stories about sepsis being a cause of death. Sepsis is what happens when your body reacts badly to an infection. Our website has accessible information to help you recognise the symptoms and know what to do: learningdisabilityservice-leeds.nhs.uk/get-checked-ou…

News: Bereaved families and disability campaigners have sent an open letter to the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting, demanding that the LeDeR programme be put back on track to save lives. learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/bereaved-…

#Oliverscampaign A dying mother called 999 pleading for help yet no ambulance came Her body went unnoticed for months alongside the body of her disabled daughter who had been left alone & helpless This is what happens when systems fail the most vulnerable bbc.com/news/articles/…