@rcem.ac.uk @rcphysicians.bsky.social
#HealthInequalities #MedEd #MedicalEducation #MedSky #LearningDisability
08.03.2026 13:59
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Disability accommodations are a rare thing that actually trickles down. You like curb cutouts? Auto-opening doors? Jar openers? Ramps? Hand rails? YOU’RE WELCOME
Even as an abled person you use disability accommodations every single day.
Supporting accommodations actually helps everyone.
07.03.2026 00:13
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Harrison Ford: Life Achievement Award Acceptance Speech | 32nd Annual Actor Awards
YouTube video by Netflix
When you have the chance, please take the time to watch Harrison Ford's remarkable, beautiful Life Achievement Award acceptance speech. #ActorAwards
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02.03.2026 04:02
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Paper on initiative to deliver prehospital sedation to people with learning disability.
Lead author presenting at @rcemevents.bsky.social study day on learning disability, autism & complex needs in May. Come along & hear more!
@rcem.ac.uk
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01.03.2026 16:45
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08:30 - 08:55 Join the virtual meeting space
08:55 - 09:00 Introduction to the day
Dr Liz Herrieven and Dr Lizzie Binham, Sheffield Children’s Hospital
09:00 - 09:30 Are we making progress on health inequalities for people living with learning disabilities?
Prof. Andrew Lee, ScHARR, University of Sheffield
09:30 - 10:00
How to perform an excellent acute assessment for adults with a learning disability in 5 easy
steps
Dr Charly Annesley, learning disability physician at North Middlesex University Hospital
10:00 - 10:30
Postural Care in Emergency Departments and Acute Hospitals: Principles and Practical Con-
siderations
Ms Sarah Clayton, Simple Stuff Works
10:30 - 10:40 Panel Q&A
10:40 - 10:55 Refreshment break
10:55 - 11:25
Humanity and healthcare
Mr Stephen Unwin, theatre director and author of Beautiful Lives: How We Got Learning Disabilities
So Wrong
11:25 - 11:55 We deserve better - health inequalities and ethnic minoritised communities
Ms Ramandeep Kaur, learning disability campaigner and parent activist
11:55 - 12:25 Complex disabilities and the ED: Little Things that make a Big Difference to families
Ms Rachel Wright, Born At The Right Time
12:25 - 12:35 Panel Q&A
12:35 - 13:20 Lunch
13:20 - 13:40 Lived experience of ED visits - learning from Sam and Gavin
Mr Gavin Howcroft and Mr Sam Prowse, Hertfordshire County Council
13:40 - 14:10
Considering sensory needs when delivering Urgent and Emergency Care
Ms Jess Howe, registered occupational therapist, and learning disability and autism lead at London
Ambulance Service
14:10 - 14:40 Individualised care - examples of reasonable adjustments from a sedation pathway
Dr Alice Munro, Newham University Hospital
14:40 - 14:50 Panel Q&A
14:50 - 15:05 Refreshment break
15:05 - 15:35 Autism, what it is, how to tell if your patient has it and why it matters in the ED
Dr Sam Porter, Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
15:35 - 16:05 Disabled, difficult or different?
Dr Kirsty Challen, Lancashire Teaching Hospital…
How’s this for a programme?Relevant facts, clinical tips, essential info, patient & family experiences, thought-provoking topics & a whole host of expert speakers. Come & join us online on May 19th rcem.ac.uk/virtual-even...
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@rcemevents.bsky.social
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22.02.2026 21:55
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Bites and Infestations
Blog, NEW
NEW: This #blog will focus on some of the finer details in bite management, or complications that may be seen. (Apologies in advance for any itching caused by this blog).
#Foamed
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17.02.2026 17:00
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@rcemevents.bsky.social @rcpch.bsky.social #MedSky #LearningDisability #Autism #HealthInequalities
15.02.2026 10:41
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Reasonable adjustments: required by law (Eq Act ‘10) so autistic people & people with learning disability can access same standard of emergency care as anyone else.
Hear from expert speakers, inc clinicians & people with lived experience @rcem.ac.uk online May 19
rcem.ac.uk/virtual-even...
15.02.2026 10:39
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The BMJ'
@bmj_latest
X.com
A series of medical royal colleges are stepping back from Elon Musk's social media platform X after issues of abuse and hatred.
Three have left, and two more are reviewing their activity. @stokel reports
Then a link to an article.
Oh the replies to this one… long essays on why X should continue to be validated as a legitimate place to share information.
It’s a tool of an authoritarian regime that manipulates information reach. People are starting to realise.
07.02.2026 22:58
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How can relational objectification affect a child? See what Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT has to say in her blog. #MentalHealth #Trauma
differentbrains.org/the-trauma-o...
03.02.2026 03:18
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Fab blog by the way @karachrome.bsky.social. You’ve summed up the issues exactly. There are a handful of learning disability physicians now, across the country (and I’m starting a new role myself soon), but it’ll be a while before there’s anywhere near enough.
01.02.2026 23:54
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Completely agree learning disability medicine needs to be a specialty of its own. We’re chipping away at it! The PGCert course is a good starting point, until we get enough leverage, interest and funding to be able to do more.
Long words? I’ll have to Google 🤪
01.02.2026 23:49
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Thank you! Hoping we can start to make a difference
01.02.2026 21:22
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@rcem.ac.uk @rcemevents.bsky.social @rcemlearning.bsky.social
01.02.2026 20:40
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Do you get it now?
31.01.2026 19:30
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If you get pepper-sprayed, avoid rubbing your eyes. Instead, irrigate them with lots of water, says Dr. Trisha Pasricha, our Ask a Doctor columnist.
31.01.2026 23:01
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We welcome the updated publication of the 8th LeDeR report for 2023.
Although the report provides important insights, the pace of change remains far too slow.
Response in full here: https://loom.ly/qgg6G1I
28.01.2026 01:40
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Image of a young man who has Down's syndrome at the doctor's surgery, with his doctor.
A reminder that anyone aged 14 and over can request an annual health check at their GP practice.
This should then result in any health needs being met and a plan for moving forward to ensure optimum health throughout the year.
Find out more here: https://loom.ly/YQ8ENds
28.01.2026 00:45
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