Tag: Learning disability

Forward Together Project in Kent and Medway

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Yesterday, we hosted Taylor Anderson and Polly Somervell from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation’s Forward Together project. Their presentation to our Kent, Surrey, Sussex LD Community of Practice demonstrated how regional networks can drive real change for people with learning disabilities and behaviours that challenge.

Watch the YouTube film and view the slides to see how they’re bringing family carers and professionals together, with 115 members already in Kent and Medway tackling transition, early years, older carers, and crisis support.

 

Forward together & Menti responses

Their “End the Cliff Edge” campaign for named transition coordinators deserves your attention.

Get involved: forwardtogether@thecbf.org.uk

Nursing Placement Strategy Launch Event: Social Care as a Nursing Placement of Choice – 17 July 2025

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Skills for Care in partnership with the Council of Deans Health and Buckinghamshire New University are launching the first ever placement strategy for social care nursing.

Join this launch event to learn more about the strategy and how social care can become a placement of choice for all student nurses and nursing associates. You’ll hear from a variety of key speakers, panel discussions on how social care in the nursing curriculum and in practice learning, can support employability for future nursing graduates plus opportunities to participate in Q&A sessions. Nursing

Funding Opportunity: Nurse-led research on Learning Disability health checks.

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The RCN Foundation is offering funding for organisations to conduct nurse-led research on learning disability annual health checks across the UK.
This initiative aims to improve accessibility, delivery and effectiveness of these essential checks.


Who can apply? Organisations leading research to enhance health outcomes for people with learning disabilities.

Applications close 21st February 5pm

Should you have any questions about this funding call, please contact Dr Sarah McGloin, Head of Grants and Impact or email the team at grants@rcnfoundation.org.uk.

Please follow this link for further information:

https://rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/Research-projects/Learning-disability-nursing/Health-Checks?fbclid=IwY2xjawIWDitleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW-Rwe2YwX3nvKp5o_ZzTX16X4cI8kjYP61xXekBp7x8HQ_1ONRbC64iZQ_aem_jyeu3ALuJ6DvYY3tBfCcVw

What Matters to Me Online Launch Event

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Following the Challenging Behaviour Foundation’s presentations at the 2024 Community Conference we are pleased to share this opportunity to hear their key findings from their What Matters to Me Project.

 

This initiative involved engaging with young people with severe or profound and multiple learning disabilities to influence policy and shape support and services.

The event will be an interactive session, sharing the project multi-media manifesto including a practical toolkit, giving attendees a chance to reflect on their own organisations practice, hearing from those involved in What Matters to Me and bringing together other good practice examples.

Places are limited, so book your free ticket here:

What Matters to Me Online Launch Tickets, Thu, Mar 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite’

Conference 2024 Film

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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.