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Training Course- Deserving Dignity
End of Life Care for people with a Learning Disability Date: Wednesday 10th July 2019 Who should attend? Anyone who wishes to promote dignity at the End of Life for those living and dying with a learning disability Course Content For those living with a...
Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) Training Standards 2019- BILD
The Restraint Reduction Network (RRN) welcomes the increased focus on restraint reduction across the NHS and adult social care in the UK. There is growing recognition among professional bodies and government departments (and arm’s length bodies) that whilst...
The First Aid Easyread is now complete
This is a tool to help people with a learning disability who live independently, or semi-independently (i.e supported living), to understand some basic immediate actions to take if they are injured in their home. It can be downloaded, printed out, and kept in an...
Improving Health Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities
Newsletter for May 2019 Improving Health Outcomes for People with Learning Disabilities- Newsletter May 2019 includes: Learning Disability Review of Mortality Update HCC health Liaison team resources and support New Sepsis Song NHS 10 Year Plan Wheelchair Accessible...
A New Sepsis Song produced by The Purple All- Stars
The Sepsis song is aims to educate people with learning disabilities and the people who support them, to know what sepsis is, and when someone has possible signs to remember to always ask the health professionals ‘Is it sepsis?’ Please see the link below to...
Learning Disability Review of Mortality- Report
The third annual report of the English Learning Disabilities Mortality Review (LeDeR) programme is now available It presents information about the deaths of people with learning disabilities aged 4 years and over notified to the programme from 1 July, 2016 – 31...
Helping Improve the Health of People with Learning Disabilities
A friendly reminder to use the Learning Disability My Health website There has been a website developed for people with learning disabilities, and carers, to access to ‘help with their health’. This website can be accessed using the link...