✨ Do you see me? – C’s story: The Adventurer ✨
With the support of our amazing Occupational Therapy team, C achieved their goals, gained independence, and followed their dreams — including a trip to Dubai! 🏖️✈️
#learningdisabilityweek2025#LDWeek@McrCALDS
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"I was supported by the occupational therapy team to achieve my goals. I am now more independent, and I can look after myself with the right support. Recently I was supported to follow my dreams and travel to Dubai. I was supported by the occupational therapist to speak up and have my wishes listened to."
Next to the speech bubble is a photo of a person standing outdoors, smiling, wearing a patterned shirt, light blue shorts, a bucket hat, and sunglasses.
At the bottom of the graphic, in large white text, it says: "Do you see me? – C’s story: The Adventurer"
LD Nurses in GP surgeries would enable access to primary care and is desperately need. However, the LD Nursing workforce has almost halved, and several universities have withdrawn programmes. Gov action is needed now to prevent avoidable deaths @wesstreeting
It's learning disability week. This year's theme is about being seen, heard and being valued. People over 14 with a learning disability should have a health check every year. youtu.be/ocU8XhD1kh8 Make sure you ask your GP for your health check youtu.be/TBZpaJbeg2g
This week we are celebrating Learning Disability Awareness Week. Join us in empowering and enabling people with a Learning Disability being seen and heard!
@mcrlco@mencap_charity
Ambition is to double training places to over 1000 training places by 2030-31 and to encourage school leavers to become learning disability nurses. @DavidHarling1@NHSEngland#pc25@PCConf ‘Demand for the role really grows,’ he said.
Recent research found The Mental Capacity Act was not followed in a quarter of deaths of autistic people and those with learning disabilities in 2022
'How can this possibly be a functioning or working system? It's absolutely vital the government looks into this,' Tim Nicholls, of @Autism, says
Today is #WorldAutismDay.
Being autistic does not mean you have an illness or disease. It means your brain works in a different way.
Our page has advice if you or someone you know is autistic: nhs.uk/autism
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