Heather Duff
@heatherduff19.bsky.social
Nurse Team Leader; QN 👑 Part of QNIS LD cohort who are multiple award winners with Think COULD animation 💜 Clin Doc student. Soulful dancing queen 💃👑
"Scotland must ensure that these health checks move beyond ambition and become a fully embedded, effective service". A sobering update from @fraserofallander.org cites our latest findings on avoidable mortality among adults with #learningdisabilities fraserofallander.org/february-202...
February 2025 round up - focus on annual health checks | FAI
As part of our ongoing work on the lives of people with learning disabilities, we continue to track the latest research, policy developments, and data shaping their experiences. In previous round-ups…
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If you know anyone who might be interested in training to be a learning disability nurse, please share this video with them m.youtube.com/watch?v=esju...
Learning Disability Nursing Film
YouTube video by University of Winchester
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New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation #LearningDisabilities
New campaign to halt preventable deaths from constipation
A new campaign has been launched to highlight the dangers of poor constipation care for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
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🧵1. Young adults with learning disabilities are 9 times more likely to die from treatable conditions compared to adults in the general population – stark new findings in @bmj.com Dr Ewelina Rydzewska-Fazekas, @debcairns.bsky.social et al @ScotLDO @UofGSHW @uofglasgow.bsky.social bit.ly/4aXvNut
As we move into 2025,embrace fun and new adventures, on your own and with family and friends 💜 🥂 x
New resource from @thercn.bsky.social on cervical screening for women who are autistic or have physical disabilities www.rcn.org.uk/Professional...
Cervical Screening for Physically Disabled Women and Autistic Women | Publications | Royal College of Nursing
Clinical guidance for registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates who are responsible for providing cervical screening in any setting.
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❤️MEMBERS❤️ Nursing is a privilege, but it's also a physically and emotionally demanding profession. Explore our collection of resources designed to support you and your colleagues with mental health and wellbeing. ➡️ bit.ly/43lgoP7
#MedSky An important open-access RCEM toolkit for anyone in healthcare. 🔗 tinyurl.com/rcemLDToolkit Author @drlizherrieven.bsky.social supports excellence in Emergency Care. Prof Sara Ryan introduces it as having "potential to transform emergency healthcare" for people with #learningdisability.
Hard watching this on BBC news. Would an increase in the availability of learning disability nurses reduce the amount of times tragic stories are hitting the news? How many times do we need to see the same abuse before we seriously consider the skills in the workforce www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room - BBC News
Police have said staff will not face action over abuse of autistic children shown in videos leaked to the BBC.
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