Dara Shortall

Lead Nurse for Learning Disabilities & Autism for Epsom & St Helier Hospital. All views are my own.

[Stephanie Heughan @RCNi_Steph]

⚠️Nearly 1 in 3 NHS trusts in England do not have an acute LD liaison service with a registered learning disability nurse

‘If there is no learning disability nurse in a trust..it means that the voice of our patient group is lost’

Read our investigation:

https://t.co/J4Z92FA5XP

[Andrew Dancer @andrewdancer97]

Great to meet the Learning Disability nurses Sherdel and Hannah at Epsom Hospital yesterday for Learning Disability week - they're doing a great job!
#learningdisabilityweek #doyouseeme #learningdisabilty #mencapmythbuster #dancer #downsyndrome #epsomhospital

[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

[NHS England Workforce, Training and Education @NHSE_WTE]

Over 1.2 million people in England have a learning disability. This #LearningDisabilityWeek watch our powerful animation to understand why #OliversTraining is so vitally important

https://t.co/ENhI4Ct8MO

@PaulaMc007

[Round Towers London @TowersLondon]

We are delighted to launch our development draw running over the next 12 months with a top of prize of £10,000!

Entries by July 15th will go into an early bird draw for 2 pairs of All Ireland football final tickets with a hotel stay in Dublin!

Enter: https://t.co/BhdviZujhb

[London GAA @LondainGAA]

Connacht FBD League Quarter-Final
Full time
London: 0-12(12)
Mayo: 1-8(11)

What a brilliant win and performance from all involved!

We will have to get the flights booked quickly for the semi-final next week

[Paula McGowan OBE @PaulaMc007]

#Oliverscampaign
This morning @pspicer01
& I will be presenting to @StGeorgesTrust for UK Disability History Month (UKDHM)
We will be telling Olivers story & the importance of the roll out of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory training on learning disability & autism for Health & care

[RTÉ News @rtenews]

A rousing performance of 'Fairytale of New York' was given by Glen Hansard and Lisa O'Neill at the funeral of Shane MacGowan in Nenagh, Co Tipperary. The performance was greeted by cheers inside and outside the church | https://t.co/a1x3oRVRMz

[Round Towers London @TowersLondon]

WE ARE RECRUITING FOR 2024!

Join Round Towers for the 2024 season, South London's #️⃣1️⃣ Gaelic football club. We have two men's teams and a ladies' team.

There is a secondary school PE teacher vacancy at a partner school starting in January.

Please contact the club for details.

[Seb @RNSebGonz]

It is encouraging to see some improvements, but still lots to do and improve. #LeDeR2022

[Round Towers London @TowersLondon]

🏐 WANT TO PLAY GAELIC FOOTBALL IN SOUTH LONDON? 🏐

Join Round Towers for the 2024 season, South London's premier Gaelic football club.

We have two Men's teams and a highly successful Ladies team, county finalists this year.

Get in contact with the numbers below ⬇️

[Seb @RNSebGonz]

Unfortunately this isn’t new, reports/research have argued this for a long time now https://t.co/M79fiSDYSf

[Kingston University @KingstonUni]

🗣️ “Working as one big team ensures we get the best care outcomes for patients" 💙

For #LDNurseDay, @NursingKingston alumnus @daniel_turner22 shared why learning disability nurses are important in his role as Deputy Director for Forensic Offender Health at @MaudsleyNHS

[Trish.Griffin_ @trishgriffin_]

#LDNurseDay inspirational words by @ElliegorRMN confirming Learning Disabilities Nursing is growing & embedded in The Long Term plan: valued, wanted & needed to make a difference @NursingKingston @KingstonUni @KUHSSCE @Mermcm @GwenMoulster @JonathanBeebee @daniel_turner22

[Dara Shortall @DaraShortall]

@ciarale01 Morning @ciarale01 !! Great to hear from you, I hope you’re keeping well!☺️

[Mairi Atkinson-Pedersen RN MSc 🇬🇧🇩🇰 @Mairi_Pedersen]

We have the privilege to observe a f2f demo on the 30th. Looking forward to it. To those who can’t make the demo at ESTH, catch-up via the link on the NNNG below.

[Vicki Ward @VickiRNLD]

Closing date for this post is 30th October, please do take a look. Great opportunity for an experienced Band 7 #RNLD to have 8a experience & to be able to work as part of our #LearningDisabilities & #Autism Team @RoyalSurrey, https://t.co/0Nj0LplWo3

https://t.co/j23u6Hptso

[Miranda Johnson @MirandaSLT]

📣 Speech and Language Therapy Assistant Role 📣 In our @SABP_ISS working in the community and inpatient setting. https://t.co/6Kp29dyyUO

[Dara Shortall @DaraShortall]

@MissS_Ivy Me neither😅 it was lovely to see you! Until next time!☺️

[Kingston University @KingstonUni]

🗣️ "The knowledge I have gained has given me confidence and prepared me for real-world challenges"

@NursingKingston student Martin Chukwu shares how #KingstonUni has equipped him with the skills to pursue his dream of becoming a learning disability nurse
https://t.co/PWKjiuW6Tb