Walker Close 💜

We are the Learning Disability and Autism pathway for Suffolk and are committed to providing high quality patient centred care. 💜

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

So at long last we can share an exciting project. Based on feedback we have created a film about @WalkerClose34 that we can share with carers unable to visit or those preparing to come to hospital #yousaidwedid ⁦@NSFTtweets⁩ ⁦@markpat84⁩ ⁦@CathByford⁩ ⁦

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

Patient discharge today and to make their journey successful had all their favourite items food,drink and a magazine, staff thought outside the box and went above and beyond for the patient@NSFTtweets

[NSFT mental health @NSFTtweets]

Every day is different in learning disability nursing - from hospitals to communities, making a real difference to lives. Want a purposeful career?

Find out more: https://t.co/M1ADFZ96Q2

#LearningDisabilityWeek #NursingCareers

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

We are so lucky to have our experts participating in interviews for staff within the LD pathway and they also roll out the reasonable adjustments training to our colleagues in mental health services...amongst many other roles

[NSFT mental health @NSFTtweets]

Our Experts by Experience play a vital role in making sure our learning disabilities and/or autism services are shaped around the real needs of those who use them.

Find out more about their work: https://t.co/D6QHbN0tWa

[NSFT mental health @NSFTtweets]

Page 6 of our latest newsletter, Better Together, focused on celebrating our preceptees who have graduated in our preceptorship programme! 👏

Read Better Together ➡️ https://t.co/4lh8xStFw9

[Sue Bridges 💙 #chooseLDNursing @SueBprof1]

Let’s get these gaps filled in! @suffolkLDP @LloydPage1959 @SteveHardyLDN @WalkerClose34 please share widely!
#chooseLDNursing

https://t.co/T8IgWgbOrr

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

The inpatients had their first protective day of the year this week, we had some fun and games playing the sock game as well as our team meeting and learning from....#nsfttweets

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

One of our own Doctors a winner at NSFT awards in December 2024...#nsftawards #nsfttweets

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

@mccluskeypaul71 Everyone should be so so proud 🎉🎉

[Paul James McCluskey @mccluskeypaul71]

@WalkerClose34 A lovely photo
of what was a momentous night… can you spot any familiar faces?

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

Happy Christmas to you all 🎅☃️⛄️🎁🎄

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

A post from our colleagues in the East LD Community Team ... wishing everyone a lovely Christmas 🎄 😘

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

Merry Christmas to all and all a good night @DawnCollins9 @mccluskeypaul71 @NSFTtweets @SueBprof1 @SNEEICB_IES @PrimaryNurses @SPMfamily123

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

We were so sorry to hear about the passing of our lovely colleague Richard, instead of secret santa this year we are giving our money to the charity CALM, the just giving page is below #nsfttweets...https://t.co/KPmZkonMZ6

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

What an amazing day we have had at the @SNEEICB_IES Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention Event. We thoroughly enjoyed all the speakers and look forward to the next event 😀 @aceanglia @LDliaisonIHT @Susie_SALT @ESNEFT @BornatRightTime @SimpleStuffWrks

[NSFT mental health @NSFTtweets]

NSFT has become the first mental health NHS trust in the UK to be awarded the Menopause Friendly Workplace accreditation.

Read more here https://t.co/KK92GchWj4

[Suffolk Learning Disability Liaison Team @PrimaryNurses]

A brilliant 💩 Poem shared to us by @EssexCarers !
#bowelcancerscreening #constipation

@Suffolk_PC @NSFTtweets @aceanglia @WalkerClose34 @SueBprof1 @SNEEICB_IES @anca_ld_nurse @suffolkcarers @LeadingLives @Project21uk @OrwellMencap @mencap_charity @LearningDisEng

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

Our very own learning disability nurses, celebrating Learning Disability Nurse Day last week...🫠🫠

[NSFT mental health @NSFTtweets]

This #LearningDisabilityNurseDay we'd like to celebrate our incredible Learning Disability Nurses!

Some of our team have shared a bit about their experiences of LD Nursing and what makes it special to them.

@WalkerClose34

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

Celebrating one of our own staff, well done Sue who works in IST...

[NSFT mental health @NSFTtweets]

"I just wanted to say thank you again for being there for us at such a hard time, your kindness and support has really helped us through this difficult period and it is very much appreciated. "

Thank you Sue!

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

Our fabulous 3 newly qualified nurses graduated today at University of Suffolk, we wish them all the best in their nursing careers...and well done to everyone else who graduated today 🎓🎓🎓@#nsfttweets @DawnCollins9

[Walker Close 💜 @WalkerClose34]

Putting the people with learning disabilities with/without autism on the map at the WSFT Palliative Care Conference @NSFTtweets @WestSuffolkNHS @LDliaisonIHT @aceanglia @DawnCollins9