@clarernld.bsky.social
Passionate about reducing health inequalities in adults with learning disabilities and addressing unmet health need. Love my kids, music, the ocean, nature, astronomy and the outdoors.
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Helicobacter Pylori Infection in people with Learning Disabilities
learningdisabilitynurse.co.uk
New to Bluesky so not sure of the etiquette. Here is a link to work I am involved in and have been presenting on to various LD services in the South if anyone is interested. #ChooseLDNursing
learningdisabilitynurse.co.uk/nurse-blogs/...
learningdisabilitynurse.co.uk/nurse-blogs/...
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Did everyone see that Trump made Nursing (and others) a non-professional degree?
What are they doing to Healthcare?
What are they doing to Healthcare?
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Did everyone see that Trump made Nursing (and others) a non-professional degree?
What are they doing to Healthcare?
What are they doing to Healthcare?
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From next year, Australia will roll out a scheme to give household three hours of free electricity a day thanks to an excess of solar power - and if it succeeds, other countries may do the same
Australia is getting free electricity - will other countries follow?
www.newscientist.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
From next year, Australia will roll out a scheme to give household three hours of free electricity a day thanks to an excess of solar power - and if it succeeds, other countries may do the same
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Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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October 6, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror."
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Addressing the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability and their families through strengthening learning disability nursing @jimgblair.bsky.social
Why we must secure the future of learning disability nurses - Learning Disability Today
This article outlines the unique contribution of learning disability nurses in addressing the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability and their families.
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk
August 13, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Addressing the health inequalities faced by people with a learning disability and their families through strengthening learning disability nursing @jimgblair.bsky.social
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe made the closest-ever studies of the Sun -- and got this unprecedented look at multiple solar eruptions piling up on top of each other. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
July 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made the closest-ever studies of the Sun -- and got this unprecedented look at multiple solar eruptions piling up on top of each other. 🧪🔭
science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
Sad to see the reports of the domestic supply of LD nursing projected to end by 2028. This video of my friend and fellow LD nurse in Cornwall showcases why LD nurses can make a huge difference and are needed.
youtu.be/KKYr8SGvcno?...
youtu.be/KKYr8SGvcno?...
Trust supports Learning Disability Week 2025
YouTube video by CornwallFT
youtu.be
June 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Sad to see the reports of the domestic supply of LD nursing projected to end by 2028. This video of my friend and fellow LD nurse in Cornwall showcases why LD nurses can make a huge difference and are needed.
youtu.be/KKYr8SGvcno?...
youtu.be/KKYr8SGvcno?...
Good to see more awareness being spread about our branch of nursing as a worthwhile and rewarding career choice 😀
news.sky.com/story/he-did...
news.sky.com/story/he-did...
'He didn't understand he was dying from cancer': Anonymous nurse reveals what her job is like
An NHS nurse has given Sky News Money a frank insight into the profession, including starting salary and the patients she will never forget.
news.sky.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Good to see more awareness being spread about our branch of nursing as a worthwhile and rewarding career choice 😀
news.sky.com/story/he-did...
news.sky.com/story/he-did...
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The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
May 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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Happy international nurses day to all the fabulous nurses and future nurses out there ❤️. @daniellemansley.bsky.social @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social @chris-dlamini.bsky.social @joe-dubghlas.bsky.social
May 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy international nurses day to all the fabulous nurses and future nurses out there ❤️. @daniellemansley.bsky.social @chrishutchrnld.bsky.social @chris-dlamini.bsky.social @joe-dubghlas.bsky.social
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Happy #InternationalNursesDay everyone!
I want to join so many others around the world to say thank you to nursing staff everywhere.
I see the immense contribution you make every day, and as RCN President I will work tirelessly to ensure you get the recognition you deserve.
I want to join so many others around the world to say thank you to nursing staff everywhere.
I see the immense contribution you make every day, and as RCN President I will work tirelessly to ensure you get the recognition you deserve.
Happy International Nurses' Day, from Professor Nicola Ranger and Bejoy Sebastian
YouTube video by RCN
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy #InternationalNursesDay everyone!
I want to join so many others around the world to say thank you to nursing staff everywhere.
I see the immense contribution you make every day, and as RCN President I will work tirelessly to ensure you get the recognition you deserve.
I want to join so many others around the world to say thank you to nursing staff everywhere.
I see the immense contribution you make every day, and as RCN President I will work tirelessly to ensure you get the recognition you deserve.
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In light of the government's recent updated guidance on oral care and learning disabilities, here are some useful articles on dental health for #autistic people livingautism.com?s=dental
May 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In light of the government's recent updated guidance on oral care and learning disabilities, here are some useful articles on dental health for #autistic people livingautism.com?s=dental
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Autism and stomach issues... what the research is saying #AutismAwareness
May 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Autism and stomach issues... what the research is saying #AutismAwareness
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There are 17,000 Learning Disability Nurses on the #NMC register. If everyone signed, the government has to respond.
It’s not just for RNLDs to sign, people with a #LearningDisability, parents and carers, make you voice heard. ANYONE can sign. Do it today 🙏🏼
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
It’s not just for RNLDs to sign, people with a #LearningDisability, parents and carers, make you voice heard. ANYONE can sign. Do it today 🙏🏼
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Petition: Fund a full bursary and maintenance fund to train Learning Disability Nurses
At a time when the demand across health and social care is so high, numbers entering the LD nursing profession are too low. To halt this decline, support the profession with a full bursary and mainten...
petition.parliament.uk
April 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
There are 17,000 Learning Disability Nurses on the #NMC register. If everyone signed, the government has to respond.
It’s not just for RNLDs to sign, people with a #LearningDisability, parents and carers, make you voice heard. ANYONE can sign. Do it today 🙏🏼
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
It’s not just for RNLDs to sign, people with a #LearningDisability, parents and carers, make you voice heard. ANYONE can sign. Do it today 🙏🏼
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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There's a partial solar eclipse today in the UK that peaks at 11am! Here's how to make a pinhole telescope to see it:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14391/
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14391/
Peeps in Britain and Ireland (and vicinity): If you can’t find your eclipse glasses, then poke a small hole in a piece of cardboard and make a pinhole projector! 🌞🌗🌎 #solareclipse
March 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
There's a partial solar eclipse today in the UK that peaks at 11am! Here's how to make a pinhole telescope to see it:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14391/
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14391/
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Blood moon eclipse over Stonehenge in Wiltshire, UK - approximately 35 images were needed to create this pic
Image Credit: Steven Sanders
Image Credit: Steven Sanders
March 1, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Blood moon eclipse over Stonehenge in Wiltshire, UK - approximately 35 images were needed to create this pic
Image Credit: Steven Sanders
Image Credit: Steven Sanders
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Digit-in-Noise Test as a Hearing Screening Test for Individuals With Intellectual Disability
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"...first step towards developing a hearing screening test for individuals with ID who are at elevated risk of impairment & who have insufficient evaluation access."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"...first step towards developing a hearing screening test for individuals with ID who are at elevated risk of impairment & who have insufficient evaluation access."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Digit-in-Noise Test as a Hearing Screening Test for Individuals With Intellectual Disability
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"...first step towards developing a hearing screening test for individuals with ID who are at elevated risk of impairment & who have insufficient evaluation access."
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"...first step towards developing a hearing screening test for individuals with ID who are at elevated risk of impairment & who have insufficient evaluation access."
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Patients with learning disabilities at Muckamore Abbey Hospital were kept on wards that were like “prisons” and suffered decades of “inhumane” and “insidious” abuse, an inquiry has heard
Patients suffered ‘insidious’ abuse at learning disability hospital | Nursing Times
Find out what patients and families affected by the Muckamore Abbey Hospital abuse scandal said during closing statements at a public inquiry.
www.nursingtimes.net
March 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Patients with learning disabilities at Muckamore Abbey Hospital were kept on wards that were like “prisons” and suffered decades of “inhumane” and “insidious” abuse, an inquiry has heard
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#healthtech
#ai
Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare for patients with learning disabilities, who frequently present with complex medical histories.
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02...
#ai
Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare for patients with learning disabilities, who frequently present with complex medical histories.
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02...
AI model predicts hospital stay lengths for people with learning disabilities
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model has been developed to predict how long a person with a learning disability is likely to stay in hospital, offering valuable insights that could improve care an...
medicalxpress.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
#healthtech
#ai
Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare for patients with learning disabilities, who frequently present with complex medical histories.
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02...
#ai
Artificial intelligence is transforming healthcare for patients with learning disabilities, who frequently present with complex medical histories.
medicalxpress.com/news/2025-02...
LD health fair tomorrow in Southampton 😀
February 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
LD health fair tomorrow in Southampton 😀
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We had an incredible day at the @providersunite.bsky.social Day of Action in London!
Seeing the #socialcare sector come together in full force to advocate for the people we support was truly powerful. The message is clear: change is long overdue!
#ValueSocialCare #ProvidersUnite #StrongerTogether
Seeing the #socialcare sector come together in full force to advocate for the people we support was truly powerful. The message is clear: change is long overdue!
#ValueSocialCare #ProvidersUnite #StrongerTogether
February 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We had an incredible day at the @providersunite.bsky.social Day of Action in London!
Seeing the #socialcare sector come together in full force to advocate for the people we support was truly powerful. The message is clear: change is long overdue!
#ValueSocialCare #ProvidersUnite #StrongerTogether
Seeing the #socialcare sector come together in full force to advocate for the people we support was truly powerful. The message is clear: change is long overdue!
#ValueSocialCare #ProvidersUnite #StrongerTogether
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News. Young adults with learning disabilities are nine times more likely to die of treatable causes, according to new research from the University of Glasgow
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/prematu...
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/prematu...
Premature mortality nine times more likely in young adults with learning disabilities
New research from the University of Glasgow has found that young adults with a learning disability are nine times more likely to die from treatable causes and premature mortality.
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk
February 14, 2025 at 10:33 AM
News. Young adults with learning disabilities are nine times more likely to die of treatable causes, according to new research from the University of Glasgow
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/prematu...
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/prematu...
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Immensely proud of this toolkit.
End-of-life care planning. So many people were involved!
Now our paper is published, summing up all the work👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
End-of-life care planning. So many people were involved!
Now our paper is published, summing up all the work👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Co‐Designing a Toolkit of Approaches and Resources for End‐of‐Life Care Planning With People With Intellectual Disabilities Within Adult Social Care Settings: A Multi‐Phase Study
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Immensely proud of this toolkit.
End-of-life care planning. So many people were involved!
Now our paper is published, summing up all the work👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
End-of-life care planning. So many people were involved!
Now our paper is published, summing up all the work👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
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This can only worsen the stark health inequalities people with learning disabilities already face.
Taking away from those (in some cases very literally) with least voice.
Taking away from those (in some cases very literally) with least voice.
1/4 🏥Vital NHS targets are to be scrapped, including the goal for 75% of people with a learning disability to receive an annual health check.
People with a learning disability on average die up to 23 years earlier than the general population, with 42% of these deaths being avoidable.
People with a learning disability on average die up to 23 years earlier than the general population, with 42% of these deaths being avoidable.
February 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This can only worsen the stark health inequalities people with learning disabilities already face.
Taking away from those (in some cases very literally) with least voice.
Taking away from those (in some cases very literally) with least voice.