Reducing self injury through education in KSS *content warning*

The community is pleased to be able to share some published work by regular contributors and Surrey-based Learning Disability Nurse Carla Withers. 

The paper tells the story of a man with a history of self-injury during masturbation, and how the Community team for people with learning disabilities undertook assessments and education sessions to support him to masturbate safely. 

If you want to read more the paper is published in the Nursing Times and can be found by clicking on the link below.

 Safe masturbation: educating a man with learning disabilities | Nursing Times 

Conference 2024 Film

On 4th December 2024, the Community Conference was hosted at Canterbury Christ Church University with support from Kent Surrey Sussex Applied Research Collaborative.

Please see the film that the events team at Canterbury Christ Church created.

Learning Disability Liaison Nursing Competency Framework Webinar Recording

To celebrate Learning Disability Nurses Day 2024, the Community hosted an online event with Jayne Leeson OBE on the development of the Competency Framework for Learning Disability Liaison Nurses. 

Due for publication in Spring 2025 the Framework will guide nurses and providers as to what a good quality learning disability liaison nursing service should be doing to have the maximum impact. 

A Uniform Approach : development of the competency framework for learning disability acute liaison nurses in England

New South East Learning Disability Nursing Workforce and Education Community

The Community of Practice is delighted to support a South East initiative spearheaded by Steering Group members Daisy Hack (Sussex Partnership Trust) and Karen Harrison White (NHS England WTE) to address the Learning Disability Nursing workforce shortage in our region.

Jonathan Beebee – Royal College of Nursing presentation at the 2023 Community Conference underscored the nationwide challenges facing the profession in recent years, such as an ageing workforce and declining enrolment. These trends are evident in our region, exacerbated by the recent news of a complete absence of Learning Disability Nursing student cohorts starting in September 2024 in the South East

This project aligns perfectly with the Community’s shared goal of enabling people with learning disabilities to live healthy, safe, and fulfilling lives. We are committed to supporting and facilitating Daisy and Karen’s work, including:-

Anyone interested in getting directly involved should contact Daisy via daisy.hack@nhs.net

Learning Disability Nursing Workforce and Education CoP Invite