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Kate Smith
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Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse. Director of Prosperity Care and Wellbeing. #ChooseLDNursing
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RIP Billy 💙 please take time to read Billys story and donate if you can to Metabolic UK which helps children and families of children with rare diseases

#OTCDeficiency #Raredisease #UCDFamily

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Remembering Billy Slater
Help Kelly Cooper raise money to support Metabolic Support UK
www.justgiving.com
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Only 2,395 people concerned that all Learning Disability Nurse Training may end in 2028 and the profession will wither and die!!
ACTION IS NEEDED SIGN AND SHARE OUR PETITION!🙏🙏🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
July 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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What are UCDs? Urea cycle disorders are eight related disorders caused by genetic mutations that lead to deficiencies in enzymes crucial to removing ammonia, a toxic byproduct of protein metabolism, from the bloodstream. Learn more: nucdf.org/about-ucd/wh...
January 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Learning disability nursing is in crisis. Acceptance rates for courses are collapsing, leaving vulnerable people at risk of being without access to vital care.

The UK government must act with unparalleled ambition to invest in & reimagine the nursing specialty.

Read more: https://buff.ly/4fHHgiM
Learning disability nursing is in crisis
RCN Professional lead for Learning Disability Nursing Jonathan Beebee explains why LD Nursing is in crisis
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January 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
RIP Billy 💙 please take time to read Billys story and donate if you can to Metabolic UK which helps children and families of children with rare diseases

#OTCDeficiency #Raredisease #UCDFamily

www.justgiving.com/page/kelly-c...
Remembering Billy Slater
Help Kelly Cooper raise money to support Metabolic Support UK
www.justgiving.com
January 2, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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The flu jab is free for people with a learning disability. You can get it to prevent being ill. Talk to your doctor #StayWellThisWinter

Find out more: tinyurl.com/mr2zz82z
December 17, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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I was interviewed by Learning Disability Today about our Shape Research, Change Lives project: www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/topic/resear...

To download our report: www.surrey.ac.uk/research-pro...
Why is research so vital to improving lives of people with learning disabilities?
We spoke with Emily Farran, Professor of Cognitive Development at the University of Surrey, about a new research project which aims to alter the research landscape to better suit the needs of people w...
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk
November 20, 2024 at 8:18 AM
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The future of learning disability nursing: what needs to change? I really hope that the NMC & other authorities take action, like RNLDs are
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/topic/health...
The future of learning disability nursing: what needs to change?
Sheila Sobrany is President of the Royal College of Nursing and a course leader in adult nursing at the University of East London. At the LDT and Kingston conference, Sheila spoke about the future of ...
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk
November 23, 2024 at 8:42 AM
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Nursing Support Workers Day celebrates diversity of the workforce

The diversity of nursing support workers, and the different skills they bring to multidisciplinary teams, is being celebrated today as part of Nursing Support Workers Day 2024. #nurses #nursing

www.nursingtimes.net/workforce/nu...
Nursing Support Workers Day celebrates diversity of the workforce
The diversity of nursing support workers, and the different skills they bring to multidisciplina...
www.nursingtimes.net
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 AM