Katherine Baines
@kbaines-slt.bsky.social
Speech and Language Therapist who specialises in working with adults with learning disabilities
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Looking forward to kicking off our new webinar series tomorrow! We’ll show you how to use our toolkit for end of life care planning - and how to get your own free resources! You can still register:
shorturl.at/LgOPC
shorturl.at/LgOPC
September 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Looking forward to kicking off our new webinar series tomorrow! We’ll show you how to use our toolkit for end of life care planning - and how to get your own free resources! You can still register:
shorturl.at/LgOPC
shorturl.at/LgOPC
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The new LeDeR report is now available. The 2023 annual report analyses the deaths of 3,556 people with a learning disability & autistic people who died in 2023. The work is part of efforts to reduce health inequalities.
Access here: kcl.ac.uk/research/leder
Access here: kcl.ac.uk/research/leder
Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR)
The latest annual LeDeR report in collaboration with our academic partners on behalf of NHS England.
kcl.ac.uk
September 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The new LeDeR report is now available. The 2023 annual report analyses the deaths of 3,556 people with a learning disability & autistic people who died in 2023. The work is part of efforts to reduce health inequalities.
Access here: kcl.ac.uk/research/leder
Access here: kcl.ac.uk/research/leder
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Do you know any organisations who supported people with learning disabilities with digital devices during the pandemic? We are looking to find some more for our research. Any help much appreciated
August 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Do you know any organisations who supported people with learning disabilities with digital devices during the pandemic? We are looking to find some more for our research. Any help much appreciated
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So proud of my team that has co-produced an amazing end-of-life care planning toolkit! Find it here:
www.victoriaandstuart.com
www.victoriaandstuart.com
The ASDS Public Engagement Award has gone to the Victoria and Stuart Project @asdsdeath.bsky.social @ddd17-2025.bsky.social #DDD17 . Congratulations!
August 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
So proud of my team that has co-produced an amazing end-of-life care planning toolkit! Find it here:
www.victoriaandstuart.com
www.victoriaandstuart.com
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The recording of the webinar we hosted recently with Dr Brian Chicoine, 'Decline in Skills and Regression in Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome', is now available on our website. Just register here - https://loom.ly/nZqQSDI - and you'll be sent all the details.
July 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The recording of the webinar we hosted recently with Dr Brian Chicoine, 'Decline in Skills and Regression in Adolescents and Adults with Down Syndrome', is now available on our website. Just register here - https://loom.ly/nZqQSDI - and you'll be sent all the details.
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‼️Calling all patient and public involvement (PPI) professionals! And public contributors.
📽️We've just brought a bunch of our videos about key #PPI skills together in one place.
🆕Includes a brand new recording of a workshop all about facilitating PPI meetings!
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/ppi-training...
📽️We've just brought a bunch of our videos about key #PPI skills together in one place.
🆕Includes a brand new recording of a workshop all about facilitating PPI meetings!
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/ppi-training...
PPI training videos - ARC West
We have a range of videos about different patient and public involvement (PPI) topics. Working effectively with public contributors in research Patient and public involvement (PPI) is essential to hig...
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk
July 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
‼️Calling all patient and public involvement (PPI) professionals! And public contributors.
📽️We've just brought a bunch of our videos about key #PPI skills together in one place.
🆕Includes a brand new recording of a workshop all about facilitating PPI meetings!
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/ppi-training...
📽️We've just brought a bunch of our videos about key #PPI skills together in one place.
🆕Includes a brand new recording of a workshop all about facilitating PPI meetings!
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/ppi-training...
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Reposted by Katherine Baines
John O’Brien’s teaching on inclusion, human rights, and building communities where everyone matters shaped us as individuals and as an organisation. A number of our team shared personal reflections on how John’s thinking impacted their work & careers www.ndti.org.uk/news/because... Thank you, John.
July 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
John O’Brien’s teaching on inclusion, human rights, and building communities where everyone matters shaped us as individuals and as an organisation. A number of our team shared personal reflections on how John’s thinking impacted their work & careers www.ndti.org.uk/news/because... Thank you, John.
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#Oliverscampaign
Over the last 10 yrs 14000 people with a learning disability have died AVOIDABLE deaths due to poor service from NHS health & care
I expected learning from lives & Deaths to feature prominently in the NHS 10 year plan.
But absolutely NOTHING
@AliveLeder
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Over the last 10 yrs 14000 people with a learning disability have died AVOIDABLE deaths due to poor service from NHS health & care
I expected learning from lives & Deaths to feature prominently in the NHS 10 year plan.
But absolutely NOTHING
@AliveLeder
www.gov.uk/government/p...
10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future
Sets out the government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England.
www.gov.uk
July 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#Oliverscampaign
Over the last 10 yrs 14000 people with a learning disability have died AVOIDABLE deaths due to poor service from NHS health & care
I expected learning from lives & Deaths to feature prominently in the NHS 10 year plan.
But absolutely NOTHING
@AliveLeder
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Over the last 10 yrs 14000 people with a learning disability have died AVOIDABLE deaths due to poor service from NHS health & care
I expected learning from lives & Deaths to feature prominently in the NHS 10 year plan.
But absolutely NOTHING
@AliveLeder
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Reposting this from last year as this issue keeps coming up: why thinking about capacity in the abstract is usually so unhelpful: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/capacity-to-...
Capacity to consent to having capacity assessed – and why thinking about capacity in the abstract is usually so unhelpful
In response to a question posed by the excellent Zena Bolwig on LinkedIn, an interesting discussion has broken out about whether you need to have capacity to consent to having your capacity assesse…
www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk
June 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Reposting this from last year as this issue keeps coming up: why thinking about capacity in the abstract is usually so unhelpful: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/capacity-to-...
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Medication intake for people with dysphagia isn't a topic that is discussed much. We're therefore happy that Kathryn joined us for this new episode. As a pharmacist, she has a lot of expertise to share on how to administer medication safely and effectively.
Enjoy listening!
Enjoy listening!
June 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Medication intake for people with dysphagia isn't a topic that is discussed much. We're therefore happy that Kathryn joined us for this new episode. As a pharmacist, she has a lot of expertise to share on how to administer medication safely and effectively.
Enjoy listening!
Enjoy listening!
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The NHS is encouraging people to get to the help they need by using NHS 111. You can call 111, go online or use the NHS App.
An Easy Read leaflet designed to help people access the service more easily is also available.
Find more information: 111.nhs.uk/
An Easy Read leaflet designed to help people access the service more easily is also available.
Find more information: 111.nhs.uk/
June 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The NHS is encouraging people to get to the help they need by using NHS 111. You can call 111, go online or use the NHS App.
An Easy Read leaflet designed to help people access the service more easily is also available.
Find more information: 111.nhs.uk/
An Easy Read leaflet designed to help people access the service more easily is also available.
Find more information: 111.nhs.uk/
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For more information about the @medmentalhealth.bsky.social project, along with useful resources for talking about mental health medications, you can visit the project website: medmentalhealth.net
#MyMedicationMyMentalHealth #AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
#MyMedicationMyMentalHealth #AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
For more information about the @medmentalhealth.bsky.social project, along with useful resources for talking about mental health medications, you can visit the project website: medmentalhealth.net
#MyMedicationMyMentalHealth #AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
#MyMedicationMyMentalHealth #AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
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Looking for an easy guide on learning disability and sight loss?
We have updated our easy read guide on 'How to be eye care aware'!
https://www.seeability.org/resources/how-be-eye-care-aware-easy-read?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=eyecare
#LearningDisabilityWeek
We have updated our easy read guide on 'How to be eye care aware'!
https://www.seeability.org/resources/how-be-eye-care-aware-easy-read?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=eyecare
#LearningDisabilityWeek
June 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Looking for an easy guide on learning disability and sight loss?
We have updated our easy read guide on 'How to be eye care aware'!
https://www.seeability.org/resources/how-be-eye-care-aware-easy-read?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=eyecare
#LearningDisabilityWeek
We have updated our easy read guide on 'How to be eye care aware'!
https://www.seeability.org/resources/how-be-eye-care-aware-easy-read?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=eyecare
#LearningDisabilityWeek
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To coincide with Learning Disability Week 2025, @mencap.org.uk have prepared a Virtual Special Issue containing 7 articles from the recent back-issues of @jidr-wiley.bsky.social. 6/7 articles are #OpenAccess
You can access the Virtual Special Issue here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
You can access the Virtual Special Issue here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Learning Disability Week 2025: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:52 AM
To coincide with Learning Disability Week 2025, @mencap.org.uk have prepared a Virtual Special Issue containing 7 articles from the recent back-issues of @jidr-wiley.bsky.social. 6/7 articles are #OpenAccess
You can access the Virtual Special Issue here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
You can access the Virtual Special Issue here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
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The RRN has lots of resources about #RestraintReduction completely FREE to access
Our webinar 'Reducing the use of Blanket Restrictions' is available to watch on demand: www.restraintreductionnetwork.org/BlResWeb
More resources here: restraintreductionnetwork.org/resources/
Our webinar 'Reducing the use of Blanket Restrictions' is available to watch on demand: www.restraintreductionnetwork.org/BlResWeb
More resources here: restraintreductionnetwork.org/resources/
Resources – Restraint Reduction Network
Please note that RRN resources are not intended to constitute legal advice. We update our work and resources as the latest understanding evolves.
restraintreductionnetwork.org
June 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The RRN has lots of resources about #RestraintReduction completely FREE to access
Our webinar 'Reducing the use of Blanket Restrictions' is available to watch on demand: www.restraintreductionnetwork.org/BlResWeb
More resources here: restraintreductionnetwork.org/resources/
Our webinar 'Reducing the use of Blanket Restrictions' is available to watch on demand: www.restraintreductionnetwork.org/BlResWeb
More resources here: restraintreductionnetwork.org/resources/
Reposted by Katherine Baines
🚀Just launched: The ImplementEcon web page!
🤝ImplementEcon is a collaborative network bringing together researchers, health and care professionals and the public with a shared interest in implementation science and health economics
#Implementation #HealthEconomics
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/implement-ec...
🤝ImplementEcon is a collaborative network bringing together researchers, health and care professionals and the public with a shared interest in implementation science and health economics
#Implementation #HealthEconomics
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/implement-ec...
ImplementEcon - ARC West
ImplementEcon is a collaborative network bringing together researchers, health and care professionals and public contributors with a shared interest in implementation science and health economics. Tog...
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk
June 20, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚀Just launched: The ImplementEcon web page!
🤝ImplementEcon is a collaborative network bringing together researchers, health and care professionals and the public with a shared interest in implementation science and health economics
#Implementation #HealthEconomics
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/implement-ec...
🤝ImplementEcon is a collaborative network bringing together researchers, health and care professionals and the public with a shared interest in implementation science and health economics
#Implementation #HealthEconomics
arc-w.nihr.ac.uk/implement-ec...
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It's #LearningDisabilityWeek! We'll be sharing more about our research, and some of the resources we've created to support people with learning disabilities.
June 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
It's #LearningDisabilityWeek! We'll be sharing more about our research, and some of the resources we've created to support people with learning disabilities.
Reposted by Katherine Baines
We're excited to be nominated at this year's knAAC Awards in the 'Lite-Tech AAC Product Of The Year' category!
If you have a spare minute, please consider voting for us at www.openaac.org/knaac-awards...
Check out our range of free resources and downloads over at acecentre.org.uk
If you have a spare minute, please consider voting for us at www.openaac.org/knaac-awards...
Check out our range of free resources and downloads over at acecentre.org.uk
June 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We're excited to be nominated at this year's knAAC Awards in the 'Lite-Tech AAC Product Of The Year' category!
If you have a spare minute, please consider voting for us at www.openaac.org/knaac-awards...
Check out our range of free resources and downloads over at acecentre.org.uk
If you have a spare minute, please consider voting for us at www.openaac.org/knaac-awards...
Check out our range of free resources and downloads over at acecentre.org.uk
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It's #AphasiaAwareness Month all this month!
When communicating with individuals with Aphasia, it's important to consider their additional needs. To help, we've created a handy support leaflet with tips on how to have a conversation 💬
First up, Give it time 🕐
FREE guide👉 buff.ly/0vmvzuq
When communicating with individuals with Aphasia, it's important to consider their additional needs. To help, we've created a handy support leaflet with tips on how to have a conversation 💬
First up, Give it time 🕐
FREE guide👉 buff.ly/0vmvzuq
June 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It's #AphasiaAwareness Month all this month!
When communicating with individuals with Aphasia, it's important to consider their additional needs. To help, we've created a handy support leaflet with tips on how to have a conversation 💬
First up, Give it time 🕐
FREE guide👉 buff.ly/0vmvzuq
When communicating with individuals with Aphasia, it's important to consider their additional needs. To help, we've created a handy support leaflet with tips on how to have a conversation 💬
First up, Give it time 🕐
FREE guide👉 buff.ly/0vmvzuq
Reposted by Katherine Baines
'What happens when speech isn't the default?' | Life Skills Unfiltered with Communication Matters
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a range of strategies and tools to help people who struggle with speech.
Make sure to watch the podcast episode here: https://loom.ly/WfmAMbY
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a range of strategies and tools to help people who struggle with speech.
Make sure to watch the podcast episode here: https://loom.ly/WfmAMbY
June 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
'What happens when speech isn't the default?' | Life Skills Unfiltered with Communication Matters
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a range of strategies and tools to help people who struggle with speech.
Make sure to watch the podcast episode here: https://loom.ly/WfmAMbY
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a range of strategies and tools to help people who struggle with speech.
Make sure to watch the podcast episode here: https://loom.ly/WfmAMbY
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Today, Dr @suecaton.bsky.social will be speaking with the STOMP steering group at the South Yorkshire Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Autism Provider Collaborative to share information and resources from the Medications and My Mental Health project.
#AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
#AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
May 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Today, Dr @suecaton.bsky.social will be speaking with the STOMP steering group at the South Yorkshire Mental Health, Learning Disabilities & Autism Provider Collaborative to share information and resources from the Medications and My Mental Health project.
#AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
#AcademicSky #LearningDisabilityResearch
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📢Calling experts in UK health and social care staff wellbeing, including staff working there! We need your help to understand the demands staff face at work and which resources best support them to inform future research.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
May 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢Calling experts in UK health and social care staff wellbeing, including staff working there! We need your help to understand the demands staff face at work and which resources best support them to inform future research.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
Find out more: tinyurl.com/3wb5vj6x
Reposted by Katherine Baines
Free @manmetuni.bsky.social #communication #disability #research #webinar Dr Alecia Samuels Uni of Pretoria "Developing a training programme for conducting ethical research with vulnerable children. A focus on informed consent" 21.05.25 16.30-17.30 GMT+1 Join here teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...
Join conversation
teams.microsoft.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Free @manmetuni.bsky.social #communication #disability #research #webinar Dr Alecia Samuels Uni of Pretoria "Developing a training programme for conducting ethical research with vulnerable children. A focus on informed consent" 21.05.25 16.30-17.30 GMT+1 Join here teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-joi...