LDEngland survey
Mecap- Treat me well campaign report
Mencap carried out research to find out how people with a learning disability felt about their experiences of going to hospital. They also sought the views of healthcare professionals, acute hospital trusts and universities teaching medical and nursing students.
Delivering Different News
The Institute of Health Visiting is looking for people to take part in a survey. They would like to talk to anyone who works as part of a team delivering different news to families during pregnancy or shortly after birth. Interviews will take place at a time and location to suit, and will last no more than an hour. The researchers are offering a shopping voucher to all contributors to say thank you for taking time to complete the survey.
To find out more, you can contact the research directly via Dr Esther Mugweni, esther.mugweni@ihv.org.uk
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