Kate Blamires – Tizard MSc student is looking into how the Deprivation of Liberties (DoLs) procedures are working for people with learning disabilities.
To do this Kate is looking to interview care managers and home managers of people with learning disabilities where a Deprivation of Liberties has been applied.
If you are able to contribute please contact Kate directly by email at kb398@kent.ac.uk
East Kent Hospitals have just advertised for a new Adult Safeguarding Practitioner role on nhs jobs at a Band 7.
This exciting new position is a developmental role and would be ideal for a nurse who has experience of working with adults at risk and the Mental Capacity Act.
For more information please see http://www.jobs.nhs.uk/cgi-bin/vacdetails.cgi?selection=913198387
Thanks to Bruce Campion-Smith – Head of Equality and Engagement for sharing this invite to an event run by East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an important opportunity to influence how people with learning disabilities are supported and cared for in Hospital.
Please click on the link for the flyer and book a place!
If you have similar events or issues to share with the Community of Practice and those that follow this page, please comment below or get in touch, we’d be eager to hear from you.
Voice 4 Kent is an independent self advocacy organisation run by people with learning difficulties in Kent. They campaign supporting people to know their rights.
Voice 4 Kent lost an important member of their team this year. They decided to invite people to join them to share what they are doing, and to see what Voice 4 Kent should do in the future. 
The sharing event is on the afternoon of 14th October in Ashford. Please click on the flyer for more details.
Kent & Medway Community of Practice are eager to support organisations such as Voice 4 Kent. Please let us know if we can share your organisations events.
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Heatlh day flyer September v 2
Workshop Posterv2 16 09 13The Maidstone District Partnership Group in conjunction with Kent Community Health NHS Trust are running a Health Awareness Day next Friday, dated the 27th September 2013 from 11am-3pm. We have asked health professionals from our local services to come along to engage with young people and adult service users, families, services and carers and to provide an interactive learning events and to demonstrate what health services they offer to people with a learning disability and how to access them. Please see the attached information sheet, flyers and workshop outline above for full details.