Todays letter is T for Training! We've had various training opportunities over the year, from Student Nurse Associate (Keele University 🐿️) to Venepuncture Training (Rachel Bloor) and PBS (Bild)! Lets see what opportunities come next year! 🧑‍⚕️Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is M for The Makaton Charity! Over 100,000 people across the UK use Makaton signs and symbols as their main method of communication or to support speech! Singing Hands MBE use Makaton to sing along to different songs! Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS youtube.com/watch?v=a-PBix…

Todays letter is A for Awareness! We set this twitter account up to raise awareness of our team and the wonderful work we do! So we thought we would put together a highlights video of the amazing work that we have done this year! Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Today's letter's S for Speech and Language (SaLT)! We are lucky to have Devon as our team's SaLT and see her incredible work daily! People with Learning Disabilities often have communication needs and need support communicating their wants and needs! Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is L for Loneliness. We know Christmas time can be difficult for people who may be feeling lonely or missing loved ones. Charities provide services to help people talk over the festive period, see their numbers below! #GetBritainTalking Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is O for Occupational Therapy! Charles and Mo work to look at a persons sensory and skill needs, and adapt plans to support individuals! This calendar gives you ideas of how to have a Merry OT Christmas!🎅Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is V for Voices! We know that previously people with #LearningDisabilities have been overlooked and abused and in some areas it's still the case! We are proud to work with our Experts By Experience who use their voices to make a change! Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is E for Enablement Workers (EW)! Our EW's are the backbone of our team and do an incredible job day in, day out! We are so proud that they are part of the team and should be celebrated every day! Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is F for #Feedback! We ask all of our service users and their carers to provide us with feedback prior to discharge to help us improve our service! This year we have been described as "professional" "dedicated" and "compassionate" Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is R for Routines! It's common for people with Learning Disabilities to prefer consistent routines to keep them safe. Over the Christmas period, we tend to lose our routine which can really impact individuals with learning disabilities! Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth🎵 Today is O for Oral Health! We all eat lots of sugar over Christmas, and know it impacts our teeth! But did you know people with Learning Disabilities have higher rates of toothlessness & gum disease? Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Todays letter is M for Multidisciplinary! We are fortunate to work alongside other professionals on a regular basis including Jessica Lister 💙, CLDT (Emily Mycock) and A&T (LDAssessment&TreatmentCombinedNHS)! From all of us at IST to our colleagues, Merry Christmas! #BetterTogether CombinedNHS

Todays letter is I for Inclusion! All Learning Disability services aim to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, and the best way to start that is by getting them involved in the heart of their care! Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS mencap.org.uk/about-us/inclu…

Todays letter is S for Students! We regularly have students from Keele University 🐿️, @StaffsUni and University of Derby studying different degrees and help us develop our roles and knowledge! So from us to all of our students over the past year Merry Christmas!🎄Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

IT'S CHRISTMAS!🎄🎅🏼 Today's letter to round off our Christmas tweets is T for Teamwork! This year we have had staff join and leave the team and had some challenges along the way, but our teamwork has been one of our biggest strengths! #teamwork Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

Wishing all of our colleagues, students, service users and families a happy and healthy new year! Another year of amazing teamwork, let’s see what 2024 has to offer us all!💫 Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS #HappyNewYear24

Today is National Social Worker Day! So we’re celebrating our fabulous social workers Louise and Nicola, as well as our student social worker Subha! Their hard work does not go unnoticed 🫶🏼 #socialwork Jessica Lister 💙 CombinedNHS

It’s #StrokeMonth! And Laura, one of our senior nurses, is doing 31 minutes of exercise every day throughout May to raise money for Stroke Association! Follow along for her progress, good luck Laura! 💜💜 CombinedNHS justgiving.com/fundraising/La…

Laura is on Day 2 of her #31MinutesinMay challenge for Stroke Association! If anyone can donate for Laura’s fundraiser then the link is below! 💜 justgiving.com/fundraising/La…

It’s our annual away day! And to start off Ellie and Ellie Mc have done a fabulous quiz! Congratulations to Diana Lewis and @LauraFlanagan98 for winning the quiz with their One Direction team name! #teamwork #awaydays