This resource is a guide for a support worker who is accompanying a person with a learning disability, autism or both to a GP consultation appointment to talk about psychotropic medication. It has been produced as part of the STOMP healthcare campaign to stop over medication.
Author: Lisa Richardson
Nursing Notes: Loss of learning disability nurses could see return to ‘Victorian’ institutions, warns RCN
Since the removal of funding for nursing education, learning disabilities has been hard hit.
e petition to improve beach access for disabled and people with access needs
In case this affects you and you would like to add your voice to the petition.
Free Care Certificate e-learning programme for health and care workforce
Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) is reminding the health and care workforce about the free e-learning programme that supports the theoretical standards of the Care Certificate.
The Care Certificate is an identified set of standards that the health and care workforce adhere to in their daily working life. The Care Certificate was developed to provide structured and consistent learning to ensure that care workers have the same introductory skills, knowledge and behaviours to provide compassionate, safe, quality care and support.
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Wellcome:“People see the disability but forget the ability”
I’m a disabled Asian woman, and the mother of four grown-up children. I’m trying to educate people, and show them that we have to talk about disability if we want things to change.