Court of appeal reinstates one-year suspension after death of six-year-old Jack Adcock.
Day: 13 August 2018
ITV: NHS apologises for ‘avoidable’ death of woman with learning disabilities
the family of a women with learning difficulties, who died following a treatable illness, has received an apology from the NHS.
Jeanette McDiarmid, Independent Chair of the Cumbria Safeguarding Adults Board, said Judith’s death was ‘untimely and avoidable’.
FPLD: When I Grow Up: facilitator’s handbook
This handbook is designed to help teachers raise the aspirations and employment prospects of young people with learning disabilities.
Across the UK, fewer than 5.8% of people with a learning disability have a job and many of those who are employed only work part time. Yet the vast majority of people tell us they want to work. This handbook was developed with schools and pupils and includes session plans and resources for 10 school workshops, along with some family workshops.
Resource Buddy
Lots of learning disability resources, set up by an LD nurse from Wales.
Future Learn: Improving Health Assessments for People with an Intellectual Disability
Detecting poor health and supporting people with an intellectual disability in managing their health can be challenging for healthcare professionals.
During this course, you will gain valuable knowledge that you can transfer into your daily practice on how to include people with an intellectual disability in health assessments.
You will expand your knowledge through information and techniques underpinned by the world-leading longitudinal study on ageing and intellectual disability, the IDS-TILDA study.