1 year in post. Our first cohort of NQN LD who have attended the LD specific Induction with sessions delivered monthly, lead by our incredible Clinical Education Team within REAS. Thank you all for your drive and enthusiasm! @RachelBrannan27@REAS_NHSLothian@NHS_Lothian
Huge congratulations to our incredible staff who have been recognised at this year’s RCN Nursing Awards!
Kath Williamson, Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Bariatric Care, picked up the Inspiring Excellence - Nursing Innovation and Research Award. More: ow.ly/CYbi50WaTts
Proud of you both. You work tirelessly to address the health inequalities faced by people with learning disabilities, whilst raising the profile of learning disability nursing 💫
Very proud day as an LD Nurse watching the Islay and Borders nursing team present at #SLDNN25. The Islay team🎉 Winning team of the year 2025 🎉 was a perfect end to a very challenging week for the team. #Proud#SLDNN25#LDNursing@NHS_Lothian@REAS_NHSLothian
Published today: 13 new reports following visits to mental health and learning disability services in Scotland.
The reports highlight positive findings, and make recommendations for change where necessary.
Read the reports here:
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Tomorrow we have the first @REAS_NHSLothian Newly Qualified Nurses induction week in the REH Nursing Suite ✨ REAS is looking forward to welcoming our new MH and LD nurses in what is sure to be a fun filled week of learning and meeting new colleagues 👏🏻 see you all very soon!
We had such a wonderful staff #wellbeing afternoon with @Cyrenians1968 yesterday. Everyone loved being in the community garden and creating their #hygge in a jar.