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February 2025 round up - focus on annual health checks | FAI As part of our ongoing work on the lives of people with learning disabilities, we continue to track the latest research, policy developments, and data shaping their experiences. In previous round-ups…

"Scotland must ensure that these health checks move beyond ambition and become a fully embedded, effective service". A sobering update from @fraserofallander.org cites our latest findings on avoidable mortality among adults with #learningdisabilities fraserofallander.org/february-202...

Learning Disability Nursing Film YouTube video by University of Winchester

If you know anyone who might be interested in training to be a learning disability nurse, please share this video with them
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New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation A new campaign has been launched to highlight the dangers of poor constipation care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation #LearningDisabilities

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🧵1. Young adults with learning disabilities are 9 times more likely to die from treatable conditions compared to adults in the general population – stark new findings in @bmj.com
Dr Ewelina Rydzewska-Fazekas, @debcairns.bsky.social et al @ScotLDO @UofGSHW @uofglasgow.bsky.social bit.ly/4aXvNut

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Cervical Screening for Physically Disabled Women and Autistic Women | Publications | Royal College of Nursing Clinical guidance for registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates who are responsible for providing cervical screening in any setting.

New resource from @thercn.bsky.social on cervical screening for women who are autistic or have physical disabilities www.rcn.org.uk/Professional...

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Author @drlizherrieven.bsky.social supports excellence in Emergency Care. Prof Sara Ryan introduces it as having "potential to transform emergency healthcare" for people with #learningdisability.

CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room - BBC News Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.

Hard watching this on BBC news. Would an increase in the availability of learning disability nurses reduce the amount of times tragic stories are hitting the news? How many times do we need to see the same abuse before we seriously consider the skills in the workforce www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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