Do you work in Hywel Dda UHB, would you like to train as a learning disability champion? See below for upcoming dates! 👇👇👇👇

📣 Can you help us shape our work? We would like to talk to frontline workers (inc undergrads) to hear your thoughts on our plans for a new improvement initiative. If you would like to arrange a short call with us to answer our questions, please email [email protected]

It’s essential that healthcare staff ask children, young people & adults with a learning disability for their Health Profile. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Thank you Mencap Mon for assisting Improvement Cymru in recording this important patient safety message TAPE Music & Film ‘Ask for the Health Profile’

Just a reminder that the scrapping of all #COVID19 restrictions is happening *IN ENGLAND*, not in Wales.

A desperate situation for all but especially those with learning disabilities

Great to see the Paul Ridd Learning Disability Education and Training Programme launched today. Privileged to have undertaken the research underpinning this with Edward Oloidi Rachel Morgan RN(LD) 💙 Kathryn Price, RN Child, SCPHN HV Clare Churcher 💛 gov.wales/paul-ridd-lear…

This is why we talk about the importance of annual health checks 👇👇👇👇 They literally save lives...

Shoutout to all Learning Disability Nurses who do life changing work. They’re with my autistic/ld brother 24/7 in hospital in Carmarthen - helping him to recover. Unfortunately, I’ve found they don’t feel valued… but my family think you’re superheroes. Thank you ❤️

YES, learning disability nurses make all the difference! #seethepersonnotthedisability ❤️🧡💚

Delighted to share some wonderful new resources at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board thanks to Wendy James & team! This is amazing and will make such a difference to the hospital experience of patients with a learning disability! Thanks for the pics Beth Williams ❤️🧡💚

.Ruth Northway RN(LD) FRCN FLSW, FQNI: On #InternationalNursesDay let’s see nurses and nursing organisations globally commit to removing inequities of care for people with learning disabilities nursingtimes.net/opinion/the-he…

Christopher Z. Dlamini (PhD) Helen Laverty MBE Lynne Westwood RN(LD) 💚💙 #keephoLDNon #StaySafe James Ridley Jim Blair ThinkDifferentlyACTcreatively ⚒️🇪🇺🕊 Linda Phillips Gaynor Morton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @DebDMA Gwen Moulster 💙

Welsh Government have published a new Learning Disability Strategic Action Plan detailing their plans to improve the lives of people with a learning disability. You can read the Action Plan and easy read version at the link below 👇

Just a reminder that next Tuesday 7th June there will be Champion Training online, run by the wonderful liaison nurses from Hywel Dda! If you work within the heath board and would like to make a difference, please get in touch with them to book on, see details below:

Learning Disability Awareness week. Come and visit us at Glangwilli Hospital outside the canteen Paul Ridd Foundation Lynsey Davies Hywel Dda UHB laura ann andrews RN(LD) Nerys Lewis

Great to see the Paul Ridd Foundation green jelly baby reading one of our ward logo packs! Make sure you know where your pack is, if not please speak to your liaison nurse, they really do #makeadifference #LearningDisabilityWeek2022 ❤️🧡💚

Determined to improve the transition from paediatric to adult services for young people with a learning disability, RCN Awards finalists Megan Ware and Eden Carlisle developed a transition clinic with a family-centred approach. More on #RCNawards here > rcni.com/nurse-awards/f…

There are brilliant Learning Disability Nurses in Wales, let’s get applying …to name a few, please add & RT iola mair morris Bethany Lyons Cain Edwards Georgie Hobson Lucy Spencer Emma Rhian Megan Ware @katecharles2012 Gemmiekatie @melly8144 Laura Roberts Awen Hughes