Today, we’re celebrating #LearningDisabilityNursesDay – a moment to shine a light on the incredible work of learning disability nurses across the UK. RCN Professional Lead for Learning Disability Nursing Jonathan Beebee writes: bit.ly/47Dj6E9 (1/2)

Happy Learning Disability Nurse Day 🎉 A day to celebrate all the wonderful RNLD and the amazing work we do!

Happy Learning Disability Nurse Day to all the wonderful Learning Disability Nurses #LDNurseDay

National Learning Disability Nurse Day 😀

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Hi everyone UKLDCNN would like to invite you to an online celebration of RNLD day on the 3rd Nov from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. Programme will be released in mid September but we are planning an exciting celebration! If you want to be sent the online invite please email [email protected]

Systematic Review of Forensic Mental Health Patients on Conditional Discharge: Part One – Quantitative Findings, Methodology, Limitations and Future Research - Sarah Kilbane, Maria Zamorano, Alison Romero, Mel Jordan, Shelley Turner, Jack Tomlin, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Systematic Review of Forensic Mental Health Patients on Conditional Discharge: Part Two – Qualitative Findings Using a Desistance Lens - Jack Tomlin, Alison Romero, Maria Zamorano, Mel Jordan, Shelley Turner, Sarah Kilbane, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Proud to make the HSJ awards shortlist - Learning Disabilities initiative, for our work to address the inequalities in respiratory health for people with learning disabilities from minoritised ethnic communities in Lancashire @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social @burdetttrust.bsky.social #hsǰpatientsafety

Catch up on the inspirational lecture on the 'Economic Value of Nursing', given by Professor Olga Yakusheva at the William Rathbone X Lecture & Award Ceremony 2025. 👇 📺 vimeo.com/1087980434

The QICN has serious concerns about government changes to the Apprenticeship programme and impacts on nurse education. Read our statement: qicn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Guidance to support implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in acute trusts for adults with a learning disability

From big issues like pay and career progression to personal moments captured between RCN members, here’s some of what happened earlier this month at #RCN25 ⬇️

DAC Beachcroft - Spotlight-on-the-mental-health-bill-community-provisions www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/What-we-t...

The Mental Health Bill [HL] will have its second reading on 19 May 2025. This briefing provides background to the bill and an overview of its main commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-bri...

🚨 Need to reduce your DoLS backlogs? Read our new DoLS Equivalent Assessment Guidance Note which I'll be talking about it at the DoLS authoriser course: 📅 4 July 2025 9.30am-1pm Book your place now 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dols-autho... Or 📧 contact: [email protected] for an invoice

Co-designing a peer support programme for carers of people treated under the Mental Health Act: views from stakeholders rdcu.be/elTRh

Across the UK, UCAS data shows that applications to study nursing have fallen by 34% since 2021. We can’t afford to lose the next generation of nursing staff – sign our petition to demand governments across the UK do more to improve financial support for nursing students ➡️ buff.ly/7LmGXKM

Understanding the experiences of family, friends and carers attending Recovery Colleges: focus group study | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core - www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

At last Protection for the title Nurse. Not just registered nurse www.gov.uk/government/n...

To celebrate Gardens & Health Week @ngsopengardens.bsky.social has launched its Little Yellow Book of Gardens and Health! 💛 The book explores the health benefits of gardens and gardening, and includes the latest on our nurse-led Elsie Wagg projects! 🌿 Read here👉 bit.ly/LYBGH2025 #GreenMedicine

Did you know that nursing staff could qualify for financial support, even if you're working? Find out how much you might receive, and how the RCN can support you in claiming ⬇️ bit.ly/3RHqtTr

The mother of a young man with a learning disability has said it is "heartbreaking" watching her son "starting to sense that he's not having the opportunities or the chances of somebody his age".

Here is a QR code so you can easily share this petition with friends and colleagues. It takes 20 seconds to complete, costs nothing, but makes a huge difference in raising our profile @suebridges.bsky.social @pnewt.bsky.social #ChooseLDNursing

Lecturer role at The University of central Lancashire. @mrssj.bsky.social @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social @chris-dlamini.bsky.social @jbeebee.bsky.social @joe-dubghlas.bsky.social www.lancashire.ac.uk/jobs/lecture...

Jo Skellern has led us for the 6th year in painting and distributing rocks to promote #LearningDisabilityNursing at #PC25 positive choices conference in Winchester #chooseLDNursing

Our speaker for today’s @learningmet.bsky.social seminar is our own Dr Dawn Cavanagh, speaking about her organisation’s work for people with learning disabilities & autistic people in locked wards and for independent living. Stolen Lives, Activism & the Role of Academia in Defending Human Rights. 🧵

That this meeting of RCN Congress calls on RCN Council to urgently support workforce modelling that recognises the importance of registered nurses in learning disabilities

Save this much needed profession sign and share this petition to support more Learning Disability Nurses to be trained 🙏 Please sign and share the petition to save the oldest branch of Nursing 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

All set up and looking forward to Positive Choices Conference, national student learning disability nurse gathering @uniwinchester.bsky.social - supporting and spending the day with the next generation of learning disability nurses #PC25 #AllTogetherNow

We are on our way to Positive Choices Conference in sunny Winchester! Really looking forward to meeting the future #RNLD

'We're trailblazing'. The QICN's outgoing chief executive Dr @crystaloldman.bsky.social CBE has reflected on 12 years as head of the world’s oldest nursing charity with @nursinginpractice.bsky.social. Read more 👉 www.nursinginpractice.com/analysis/int...

Absolutely brilliant talk by @dawnc05.bsky.social today at @learningmet.bsky.social. Not easy to listen to the awful experiences she shares, but so in awe of the Dawn’s commitment to challenge and protest.

This is despicable 😢 I wondered if they employed RNLDs, the posts advertised are for registered nurses, not specialists. There are not enough LD Nurses to fill posts. We need to save this branch of nursing, provide high quality care and save lives. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

This summer marks the first ever RCN Student Festival. 🌟 Connect, learn, get stuck into engaging workshops, and be inspired by amazing speakers ℹ️ More information coming soon Register your interest ⬇️

What a fantastic project to have been part of. Please check out the coproduced resources for ppl with LD and share widely @jbeebee.bsky.social @gwenmoulster.bsky.social @davidh7.bsky.social @daveweigel.bsky.social

We are very pleased to share our refreshed project website with our new information toolkit resources to support people with learning disabilities with mental health medications www.medmentalhealth.net @profkrc.bsky.social @dawnc05.bsky.social @learningmet.bsky.social @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social

Call out for submissions Peter and friends are starting work on book 3! We are looking for life stories of people with learning disabilities and their allies. Stories from people whoare 18 and up to someone who is 100 years of ages! We need stories from every generation! [email protected]

'Ending coercion in mental health care, 12-13 June 2025, Colchester': this year's Summer School looks great and registration is now open -

Cuckooing crime highlighted by Blue Apple Theatre in film #BlueAppleTheatre #LearningDisabilities

To protect patient safety and ensure the clinical expertise of nursing are maintained, the title of “nurse” must be protected in law. Write to your MP today and urge them to protect patient safety by ensuring that only registered nurses are legally allowed to use the title "nurse".

The Queen’s Nursing Institute is delighted to announce that Steph Lawrence MBE will become our next Chief Executive. Steph will succeed Dr Crystal Oldman CBE, who has led the charity since 2012. Steph will take up the position on 1 July 2025. Find out more 👉 qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Packed room to start the day at the @learningdiseng.bsky.social conference in Manchester! Looking forward to a great day.

An AI model, developed in June 2024 by computer scientists at Loughborough University, is predicting how long a person with a learning disability is likely to stay in hospital

At least there is a good story today - CQC find outstanding care at short breaks service run by Lancashire County Council

Patients with learning disabilities at Muckamore Abbey Hospital were kept on wards that were like “prisons” and suffered decades of “inhumane” and “insidious” abuse, an inquiry has heard

File on 4 highlights inappropriate detention of people with a learning disability and autistic people

An investigation by ITV News has exposed allegations of multiple failings at residential and supported living homes run by Lifeways #LearningDisabilities

Whether you're studying, working, or reading for fun, keeping up with journals is a great way to make sure you never miss the latest nursing research. Join us in two weeks to learn to use BrowZine, and have new journals right at your fingertips. 📅 20 Mar 25 ⌚ 12:00-12:45 🌐 Online buff.ly/cyHi5Qc