👩⚕️Students take note! If you would have liked to applied but don’t have the qualifications get in touch with us here and we can help support you on a path to a nursing career. With new financial payments & extra incentives for LD it’s more possible than you might think! #nurse
We welcome the recent clarification that the Clinical Frailty Score should not be used in certain groups, including those with learning disability and cerebral palsy (https://t.co/sFKPHU00p6), which we will reflect in an updated version of our guideline. (5/5)
🚨 UPDATE 🚨
As of 11:30am today, we have received 5️��6️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ applications from across the UK to join the #COVID19 temporary register!
Thank you, we are incredibly grateful to you.
These are unprecedented times and our NHS is under extreme pressure but Mencap is deeply troubled by the latest NICE guidance that could result in patients with a #LearningDisability not getting equal access to critical care. Find out more below👇 https://t.co/68HX4FWbj1
#Oliverscampaign#AskingAutistics I asked autistic people what reasonable adjustments would look like for them when visiting a medical appointment. This video is exactly what they said and is now used in several hospitals as part of their training.
I’d like to remind folks what Boris Johnson said about Gordon Brown taking over for Tony Blair without an election. Will Boris Johnson stand by his words? #BorisDay#BorisJohnson#ToryLeadershipElection
Hospitals should only increase beds if they have the nursing staff to care for people in them. Otherwise, patients are at risk. Full-to-bursting hospitals are not places people want to be treated or work. Until managers have more staffing certainty, we’ll see more chaos on wards.
The STOMP STAMP programme has produced a new leaflet that will help those caring for children and young people with a learning disability, autism or both to ask questions about their care and be more involved in discussion. Take a look here: https://t.co/ADZAURcQxm @NHSAbility
It's been a pleasure for the Comms Team at #LCFT to be presently working on promoting the Trust's #LiA programme. Exciting times ahead of us! #GetInvolved#BeEngaged it's all happening on 1 to 19 July!
Amazing day had by all for our 100 years of LD Nursing celebration! Big thank you to Jane @biddybolly for all her hard work! #100yrsRNLD#100yrsRNLD#lancashirecare
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