Funding up to £30,000 available for Registered Nurses Learning Disability to undertake a research project to address health inequality and enhance health related quality of life outcomes for people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland. 🗓️ Apply by 29 Oct 👉 bit.ly/469ibvF #LDNursing

Honoured to have worked alongside a team of pre & post-reg nurses to ✍️ the Evidence Based Practice chapter IN Successful Clinical Placements in Nursing. Together, we aim to inspire the next generation of evidence based nurses and improve nursing practice across all fields #EBP #ChooseLDNursing

Let's celebrate the essential contribution that Learning Disability Nurses make and get voting for RNLDs who consistently deliver clinical excellence 🙌 bjnawards.co.uk/active/en/pa...

The new careLeD tool helps people with learning disabilities recognise when urgent/emergency care might be needed & enhances preparedness. #CareLeD acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:...

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Travelling to Westminster to meet with Minister Stephen Kinnock, Rosa Monckton & Jim Blair to address the RNLD workforce crisis. People with LD have a right to equitable care yet their RNLDs are in managed decline: - 44% with 1/2 HEI programs closed preventing growth #RNLDcrisis #RightToHealth

Very excited for the presale release of New Notes on Nursing- Successful Clinical Placements. I hope our StN/ RNLD & RNMH colloboration and expertise will support others in "Using Evidence Base Practice to inform Clinical Practice" amzn.eu/d/caehMow

I am incredibly proud to have worked on this RNLD led project. The co-produced accessible tools will support people to identify when & how to access urgent and emergency care services #careLeD #ChooseLDNursing rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/Research-pro...

Very excited for tomorrows launch of our careLeD tool; co-designed resorces to help people with learning disabilities access urgent and emergency care. Use the QR to reserve your ticket #careLeD @RCNFoundation @PaulaMc007 @MoncktonR #UCAN @ukldcnn @LearningDisEng @mencap_charity

NO LD NURSES TRAINED AFTER 2028 ! DOES ANYONE CARE 🤷‍♂️ That's the reality unless we do something about it ! All you have to do is sign and get 10 others to sign and we'll reach the magic 10,000 and have the governments attention !ANYONE CAN SIGN 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

During #LDWeek25 we want to talk about iCreate, an Arts Council England funded project that helps emerging Choreographers to share their vision & be seen. This video explains the iCreate concept & why it's such an important platform: youtu.be/7J7PeSuPSSU (see thread) #DoYouSeeMe #LDWeek

If you work in a school and would like to know more about what we can deliver with the young people that you work with, please visit: dancesyndrome.co.uk/what-we-do/w... #LearningDisabilityWeek2025 #LDWeek25 #DoYouSeeMe #LDWeek

Learning disabled people are too often excluded or seen as incapable in five key areas of life. Hobbies Friendship Work Romance Achievement A learning disability should never be a barrier to living life to the fullest. #LDWeek #LearningDisabilityWeek #LDWeek2025 #DoYouSeeMe

Look what arrived today! Thank you for the recommendation @MoncktonR I am looking forward to reading @RoseUnwin book #BeautifulLives #ChooseLDNursing #Humanity #loveletters #InspiringEquality

Over 500 signatures in first few days but we need to get to 10,000 please sign and share ! 🙏🙏🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Excited for the launch of our RCNf funded careLeD tool; co-designed resorces to help people with learning disabilities access urgent and emergency care. Use the QR to reserve your ticket. #careLeD #ReducingInequalities @rcnfoundation.bsky.social @oliverscampaign.bsky.social @ldengland.bsky.social

Lovely day delivering PBS training to our mental health wards at North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust with the amazing Andrea Slinn and Tom; on the biggest screen imaginable! #PBS #CultureOfCare

What an honour it has been! #TimeFlys #ChooseLDNursing #BestJobEver #25Nursing

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

Congratulations to Dr James Rathbone for winning the Best Oral Presentation Award at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference! James showcased innovative service developments aimed at improving #psychological support for cancer patients.

We are running public engagement sessions at #NewArtsExchange www.nae.org.uk HYSON Green #Nottingham #DementiaActionWeek #DAW2025

Too many under-18s are still being admitted to adult mental health wards, despite national guidelines. New research highlights the urgent need for age-appropriate care and better support for young people during #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. Read more: arc-em.nihr.ac.uk/news/researc...

Thrilled to share our child death review toolkit to help support bereaved parents and hear their voices in review @criminographer.bsky.social @annapease.bsky.social @ncmd.bsky.social adc.bmj.com/content/earl...

Pleased to be joining BlueSky! This account is run by members of the RCN Learning Disability Nursing Forum Steering Committee to share info on learning disability nursing related issues.

rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/Research-pro... #chooseLDNursing

With just over 3000 #LearningDisability #Nurses working in the #NHS please encourage people to sign.We need the government to discuss.We need to save this valued profession & in turn save lives @learningdiseng.bsky.social @oliverscampaign.bsky.social @rcncareers.bsky.social @rcnldnursing.bsky.social

There are 17,000 Learning Disability Nurses on the #NMC register. If everyone signed, the government has to respond. It’s not just for RNLDs to sign, people with a #LearningDisability, parents and carers, make you voice heard. ANYONE can sign. Do it today 🙏🏼 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Another fantastic day exploring how to best support the development of evidence based practice #RNLD #EvidenceBasedPractice @CombinedNHS #ChooseLDNursing #PrincipalInvestigator #Netwoking #ImprovingOutcomes

Another door opens.. #ChooseLDNursing #LifeLongLearning #ExcitingTimes #back2uniagain #EvidenceBasedPractice

Fantastic first day at the West Midlands NIHR Reseach Internship @BHPClinAc. #EvidenceBasePractice #ChooseLDNursing #RNLDResearch

The Mental Health Bill 2025 – planned changes to laws around mental health – is currently being considered by MPs. 📋 From its proposals, to our position, find everything you need to know about the Bill in our explainer ⬇️

Pls take a look at our RCN Learning Disability Forum page www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved... Is there anything you would like to see adding/updating? @jbeebee.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @rcnlibraries.bsky.social @clairelsutton.bsky.social @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social

Real pleasure to present my career journey and leadership activity to @NandM_Keele #ChooseLDNursing students today. A room full of future RNLD leaders and system developer's Thank you for the invite @LouiseCogher

An online workshop about the Change NHS Strategy - it's a plan to improve the NHS for everyone. It's important the voices of people with learning disabilities are heard. Open to all members of Learning Disability England interested in contributing to the consultation. Book: tinyurl.com/53yb7skf

go.bsky.app/4JubDE9 I have a lovely little list of UK people with experience of or an interest in learning disability. Let me know if you fancy being added to the gang #morethemerrier

Bryony Moss was bullied for her learning disability, leaving her suicidal. Here, she shares the surprising source of hope that gave her the strength to carry on www.express.co.uk/life-style/h...

Wish all T Level Healthcare students @NSCGNewcastle who are being interviewed today for a #rnld #ChooseLDNursing placement pathway position, the very best of luck! Looking forward yo meeting you all! You got this! @l_whittington

Be like Lauretta and #chooseLDNursing

👇👇👇👇❤️🙏🙌 #chooseldnursing #bestcareerchoice #LDnurses

Brilliant idea!! @helenlavertymbe.bsky.social do you have any clout and maybe getting students to canvass other uni students to sign? LD nurses supporting other and advocacy groups to sign?

The BBC medical drama Casualty recently aired a three-part storyline featuring the real-life story of a young boy with a learning disability who almost died in hospital due to health inequalities by medical staff. disabilityhorizons.com/2024/11/bbc-...

bsky.app/profile/did:... Thanks for creating this @lincolnldnurse.com you beat me to it! Looking forward to seeing how this feed grows #ChooseLDNursing

Successfully engaging #LearningDisabilities #Nursing UK Workforce Summit yesterday afternoon. ‘A workforce in crisis’ Leaders and grassroots nurses, students, carers and those with a learning disability all in one room. Together we have heard and together we will act. #WatchThisSpace.

‘Let's Talk About Sexuality’ - a fantastic group for people with learning disabilities' - a description about a unique group for #autisic individuals, people with #LearningDisabilities social care and health staff #LGBTQ www.stevehardyldn.com/post/let-s-t...

The world's first TV company for and by people with #LearningDisabilities. What a great initiative. Please can we have it in the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #voice #diverseviews #media #TV #empowerment #Norway

I was interviewed by Learning Disability Today about our Shape Research, Change Lives project: www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/topic/resear... To download our report: www.surrey.ac.uk/research-pro...

Worth remembering that this is lagging data - the decisions are from 2023-24, the actual events under investigation are usually 18-24 months prior to the LGSCO decision notice It describes a shitshow, but a 2021-22 vintage shitshow. Things have deteriorated since then