PCPLD Network, Kent Branch promote excellence and networking in end of life care for people with learning disabilities.
They are holding their next meeting at 2pm on 14th May 2015, Pilgrims Hospice, Margate, Kent CT9 4AD
Please feel free to attend. meeting 13 poster – COP
Kent and Medway Learning Disability Community of Practice is pleased to announce the 2015 Conference based around the theme of making reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010. This inclusive event will occur on 17th June 2015 on the Chatham Maritime campus of Canterbury Christchurch University.
The Keynote speaker will be Prof Chris Hatton who works for University of Lancaster, and affliations with IHaL and the NDTi. Chris is active on social media blogging and tweeting.
The Community of Practice is looking for local people to present local good practice around the theme of reasonable adjustments, and to share their work on the Conference page. If you are interested in this, please download the below form and return it to kandmldcop@gmail.com before 4th May 2015.
To register for a free place, please click on http://ldcop15.eventbrite.co.uk
As always the community of practice will be looking to innovative ways of sharing the learning from the day. A twitter hashtag is already set up #ldcop15 so all those who want to join the conversation.
On 17th June, the Kent and Medway Learning Disability Community of Practice will be holding its third conference at Chatham Maritime entitled, “Making Reasonable Adjustments” during Learning Disabilities Week 2015.
The aims of the day are for participants to be:
1. Able to share collaborative initiatives of adjusting care and support for people with learning disabilities
2. To participate in reflective groups to further develop your current implemented initiatives
3. To be able to stimulate the Community of Practice and further exploit your membership by networking with other members in a creative approach to problem solving
We are very keen to hear from anyone who would like to present with information you are currently implementing/developing which you feel addresses reasonable adjustments amongst people with learning disabilities. Click on the below form to download and email it by 1st May to kandmldcop@gmail.com 
Thank you. We’re very much looking forward to hearing from you! Further details of the day, will be posted here soon.
The Community of Practice are pleased to share this flyer for workshops for Doctors and other healthcare professionals enabling reasonable adjustments to be made for people with learning disabilities in healthcare settings.
This is a collaborative venture with East Kent Hospitals Trust and other partners including Kent Community Healthcare Trust, East Kent Mencap and Canterbury Christchurch University.
The first workshop on 27th March is already full, however 4 more workshops and a final conference are planned.
Please email catherine.kidd@nhs.net to get more details.
A team of East Kent Hospitals Co-Researchers has begun work on looking at how My Healthcare Passport is used in Hospital.
The team consisting of Hospital clinicians and staff, people with learning disabilities, a nursing home manager and a parent carer would like you help with answering this short questionnaire.
To go to the short 6 question survey click on the Passport picture above.
There will be more opportunities to get involved in this research project later this year, if you’d like to be involved, you can leave your details at the end of the questionnaire.
If you’d like to download a copy for yourself click here