Bethany Handley

Learning Disability Nurse & CSP Student

[Bethany Handley @BethanyHandley]

@justinelang11 Have a lovely time away Justine 🫶🏻

[Bethany Handley @BethanyHandley]

Fab day at the @nwldnNetwork conference! Was a pleasure to share our health & wellbeing group with everyone! Looking forward to the next one!

[Joanne Green @Joanne_L_Green]

Thank you to all the LDN conference breakout workshop presenters, poster presentations & stall facilitators from @lscft @AlderHey @CANDDID1 @GMMH_NHS @cwpnhs @EHU_FHSCM today @JimmyJimrid @BethanyHandley @nwldnNetwork @NWLdNurses @EHU_FHSCM

[Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust @WeAreLSCFT]

Get to know more about one of our Specialist Learning Disability Principal Physiotherapist, Lisa Inman as we discuss her career, family, and life away from the NHS. Read the full story on our website: https://t.co/L5NXhuidmZ

[Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust @WeAreLSCFT]

⭐ The Spotlight Series ⭐

We are shining a spotlight on one of our incredible teams here at the Trust.

As part of #LearningDisabilityAwarenessWeek, we would like you to meet our Health Facilitation Team.

Here are five key facts about the team 1/6

[Jess Rodgers SLT @jrodgersSLT]

To end our week, here's a short story, written by staff supporting R, who has a learning disability and doesn’t use speech to communicate. R's staff team have developed skills in Intensive Interaction, to ensure they see him and hear him @WeAreLSCFT #learningdisabilityweek2024

[Health Facilitation Team - LSCft @HFTLSCft]

One of our amazing peer support workers 😊#learningdisabilityweek2024

[Jess Rodgers SLT @jrodgersSLT]

Do you see Marika? @WeAreLSCFT #learningdisabilityweek2024

[Chris @ChrisHLDN]

Great Art work by The Central Community Children's Learning Disability team alongside Acorn school staff and pupils to celebrate #Learningdisabilityweek2024 #LDWeek24

[Sarah Oakley @SarahOakleyRNLD]

Week 3 of the health and well-being group delivered by the community learning disability team, focus on sleep and hospital passports @WeAreLSCFT @KUttley @HFTLSCft great feedback received with lots of tips given to improve sleep.

[Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust @WeAreLSCFT]

Across our learning disability services we currently have nine peer support workers, all of whom have lived experience of learning disabilities and autism. They PSW’s are an integral part of our community and inpatient services. #LearningDisabilityAwarenessWeek

[Jess Rodgers SLT @jrodgersSLT]

Here's a quote from another member of staff supporting Joe by using Intensive Interaction @WeAreLSCFT #learningdisabilityweek2024

[Jess Rodgers SLT @jrodgersSLT]

Do you see Mark? @WeAreLSCFT #learningdisabilityweek2024

[Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust @WeAreLSCFT]

As part of Learning Disability Awareness week, we spoke to one of our children’s learning disability nurses, Kathryn who answered some questions about her career journey and what she finds most rewarding in her job as a children’s community learning disability nurse. #LDWeek

[Jess Rodgers SLT @jrodgersSLT]

Day 2 of LD Week 2024 - Do you see David? @WeAreLSCFT #learningdisabilityweek2024

[Jess Rodgers SLT @jrodgersSLT]

Here's a quote from staff supporting Joe to feel seen and heard, using Intensive Interaction @WeAreLSCFT #learningdisabilityweek2024

[Health Facilitation Team - LSCft @HFTLSCft]

Day 2 of #learningdisabilityweek2024 Do you understand me ? Do you understand how important my Annual Health Check is to me. @joeannPowe @JennyPratt42 @KUttley @WeAreLSCFT @meghannsian

[Mencap @mencap_charity]

It's #LearningDisabilityWeek! 💜

We want people with a learning disability to be seen.

Research shows that people with a learning disability have had enough of being ignored, mistreated, patronised - and, sometimes, even locked away.

👉 Donate today: https://t.co/vl6Mg6sABL

[Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust @WeAreLSCFT]

Meet Lewis!

Lewis has Down Syndrome and has managed to reverse his type II diabetes with the support of learning disability nurse, Jo Nevinson.

Read the full story on our website: https://t.co/opT93KsrtR
#LDWeek