Dr Lisa O'Leary
@lisacoleary.bsky.social
Academic and ILM qualified coach in research development at Edinburgh Napier University. Co-Editor for Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Conference chair. Dog lover, vegan curious,enjoy fitness,travelling and socialising☺️
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Dr Lisa O'Leary
@lisacoleary.bsky.social
· Oct 16
Can you help with our project - SONKS programme for carers who support individuals with LD and eating, drinking/swallowing difficulties.
Looking for:
•HCPs who delivered the SONKS training
•carers who received the SONKS training
•Those supported by a carer who went on the SONKS training
Looking for:
•HCPs who delivered the SONKS training
•carers who received the SONKS training
•Those supported by a carer who went on the SONKS training
We are looking for carers,people with learning disabilities and professionals to participate in the below study. Carers and people with learning disabilities will receive £50 for taking part @carersscotland.bsky.social @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk @scldnews.bsky.social @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social
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@nihr.bsky.social is accepting applications for research into the treatment and management of post-acute infection syndromes and associated conditions🔗 https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/post-acute-infection-syndromes-including-long-covid-and-myalgic-encephalomyelitischronic-fatigue-syndrome/2025354
Post-acute infection syndromes, including long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Funding is available through an EME Application Development Award to develop applications for a Phase 2 platform evaluating interventions for post-acute infection syndromes and associated conditions, including long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/ch...
www.nihr.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
@nihr.bsky.social is accepting applications for research into the treatment and management of post-acute infection syndromes and associated conditions🔗 https://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding/post-acute-infection-syndromes-including-long-covid-and-myalgic-encephalomyelitischronic-fatigue-syndrome/2025354
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Please nominate yourself or a fellow Learning Disability Nurse for these prestigious awards ##LDNURSING
British Journal of Nursing Awards | Submit a Nomination Today! share.google/bc3slcColS4V...
British Journal of Nursing Awards | Submit a Nomination Today! share.google/bc3slcColS4V...
British Journal of Nursing Awards | Submit a Nomination Today!
Nominations for the 2026 BJN Awards are now OPEN – celebrate excellence in nursing by submitting an entry today!
share.google
October 18, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Please nominate yourself or a fellow Learning Disability Nurse for these prestigious awards ##LDNURSING
British Journal of Nursing Awards | Submit a Nomination Today! share.google/bc3slcColS4V...
British Journal of Nursing Awards | Submit a Nomination Today! share.google/bc3slcColS4V...
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1 WEEK TO GO!
Scotland Demands Better is our chance to come together and demand that politicians make the changes we need for a society where every household can thrive and prosper.
Edinburgh - 25th October.
Join the carers block to march together: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carers-blo...
Scotland Demands Better is our chance to come together and demand that politicians make the changes we need for a society where every household can thrive and prosper.
Edinburgh - 25th October.
Join the carers block to march together: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carers-blo...
October 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
1 WEEK TO GO!
Scotland Demands Better is our chance to come together and demand that politicians make the changes we need for a society where every household can thrive and prosper.
Edinburgh - 25th October.
Join the carers block to march together: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carers-blo...
Scotland Demands Better is our chance to come together and demand that politicians make the changes we need for a society where every household can thrive and prosper.
Edinburgh - 25th October.
Join the carers block to march together: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/carers-blo...
We are looking for carers,people with learning disabilities and professionals to participate in the below study. Carers and people with learning disabilities will receive £50 for taking part @carersscotland.bsky.social @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk @scldnews.bsky.social @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social
Can you help with our project - SONKS programme for carers who support individuals with LD and eating, drinking/swallowing difficulties.
Looking for:
•HCPs who delivered the SONKS training
•carers who received the SONKS training
•Those supported by a carer who went on the SONKS training
Looking for:
•HCPs who delivered the SONKS training
•carers who received the SONKS training
•Those supported by a carer who went on the SONKS training
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
We are looking for carers,people with learning disabilities and professionals to participate in the below study. Carers and people with learning disabilities will receive £50 for taking part @carersscotland.bsky.social @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk @scldnews.bsky.social @uofglasgowsldo.bsky.social
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Great to see both of the resp. projects I’m involved with, presenting today at the #BurdettNursingTrust meeting @lisacoleary.bsky.social (Napier uni) (developing a toolkit for nursing students on respiratory issues in those with LD) and Michaela Nuttall C3 Health (nurses and cigarette smoking)
October 15, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Great to see both of the resp. projects I’m involved with, presenting today at the #BurdettNursingTrust meeting @lisacoleary.bsky.social (Napier uni) (developing a toolkit for nursing students on respiratory issues in those with LD) and Michaela Nuttall C3 Health (nurses and cigarette smoking)
Check out our editorial on Management of Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities published in Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Editorial for Management of Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Check out our editorial on Management of Chronic Physical and Mental Health Conditions in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities published in Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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🫶 | It’s #WorldHeartDay – so we just had to!
World Heart Day is recognised every year in an effort to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and the importance of taking care of your heart.
Learn more➡️ orlo.uk/YrA1d
#MustBeNapier | #DontMissABeat
World Heart Day is recognised every year in an effort to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and the importance of taking care of your heart.
Learn more➡️ orlo.uk/YrA1d
#MustBeNapier | #DontMissABeat
September 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🫶 | It’s #WorldHeartDay – so we just had to!
World Heart Day is recognised every year in an effort to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and the importance of taking care of your heart.
Learn more➡️ orlo.uk/YrA1d
#MustBeNapier | #DontMissABeat
World Heart Day is recognised every year in an effort to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and the importance of taking care of your heart.
Learn more➡️ orlo.uk/YrA1d
#MustBeNapier | #DontMissABeat
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💜 Thank you for making #ScotLDWeek25 unforgettable!
The stories shared, pledges made, and events hosted show the strength of our community and the change we can create together.
🌐 Visit our website to keep involved year-round. zurl.co/0CWut
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
The stories shared, pledges made, and events hosted show the strength of our community and the change we can create together.
🌐 Visit our website to keep involved year-round. zurl.co/0CWut
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
September 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
💜 Thank you for making #ScotLDWeek25 unforgettable!
The stories shared, pledges made, and events hosted show the strength of our community and the change we can create together.
🌐 Visit our website to keep involved year-round. zurl.co/0CWut
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
The stories shared, pledges made, and events hosted show the strength of our community and the change we can create together.
🌐 Visit our website to keep involved year-round. zurl.co/0CWut
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
#ScotLDWeek25 may be coming to an end but there is still an opportunity for people with learning disabilities who have asthma and their carers to take part in an important study about self management of asthma,please see below for info :)
Could you share this with your networks, we are looking for
* Those with intellectual disabilities and asthma – forms.office.com/e/YLH2xJmJzj
* Carers/family members: forms.office.com/e/r0eGq2Kfdd
* Healthcare professionals - forms.office.com/e/S9LPm0A2wd
* Those with intellectual disabilities and asthma – forms.office.com/e/YLH2xJmJzj
* Carers/family members: forms.office.com/e/r0eGq2Kfdd
* Healthcare professionals - forms.office.com/e/S9LPm0A2wd
September 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#ScotLDWeek25 may be coming to an end but there is still an opportunity for people with learning disabilities who have asthma and their carers to take part in an important study about self management of asthma,please see below for info :)
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We want to hear from you!
#ScotLDWeek25 may be ending, but your reflections and stories help to keep the conversation going.
What inspired you this week?
Tell us in the comments:
• A highlight from this week
• Something new you learned
• How you’ll keep celebrating inclusion
#ScotLDWeek25
#ScotLDWeek25 may be ending, but your reflections and stories help to keep the conversation going.
What inspired you this week?
Tell us in the comments:
• A highlight from this week
• Something new you learned
• How you’ll keep celebrating inclusion
#ScotLDWeek25
September 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We want to hear from you!
#ScotLDWeek25 may be ending, but your reflections and stories help to keep the conversation going.
What inspired you this week?
Tell us in the comments:
• A highlight from this week
• Something new you learned
• How you’ll keep celebrating inclusion
#ScotLDWeek25
#ScotLDWeek25 may be ending, but your reflections and stories help to keep the conversation going.
What inspired you this week?
Tell us in the comments:
• A highlight from this week
• Something new you learned
• How you’ll keep celebrating inclusion
#ScotLDWeek25
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🎉 Meet Fiona! From her first job as an admin assistant in 2003 to presenting at the World Down Syndrome Congress in Australia, and now thriving as a Training Mentor with Down's Syndrome Scotland
Hear more from Fiona about her employment journey here: zurl.co/DqFrY
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
Hear more from Fiona about her employment journey here: zurl.co/DqFrY
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
September 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎉 Meet Fiona! From her first job as an admin assistant in 2003 to presenting at the World Down Syndrome Congress in Australia, and now thriving as a Training Mentor with Down's Syndrome Scotland
Hear more from Fiona about her employment journey here: zurl.co/DqFrY
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
Hear more from Fiona about her employment journey here: zurl.co/DqFrY
#ScotLDWeek25 #IAmHereScotland
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📢 Poster abstract and exhibitor opportunities are available for the @nrs-mh.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting. Submissions close 10 October.
🔗 https://www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/research-areas/mental-health/training-and-events/nhs-research-scotland-mental-health-annual-scientific-meeting
🔗 https://www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/research-areas/mental-health/training-and-events/nhs-research-scotland-mental-health-annual-scientific-meeting
September 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📢 Poster abstract and exhibitor opportunities are available for the @nrs-mh.bsky.social Annual Scientific Meeting. Submissions close 10 October.
🔗 https://www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/research-areas/mental-health/training-and-events/nhs-research-scotland-mental-health-annual-scientific-meeting
🔗 https://www.nhsresearchscotland.org.uk/research-areas/mental-health/training-and-events/nhs-research-scotland-mental-health-annual-scientific-meeting
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“#ScotLDWeek25 acts as a microphone for people with a learning disability to have their voices heard"
Read how the Gender-Based Violence & Learning Disabilities Steering Group are making sure voices are amplified 👉zurl.co/WP0d3
#IAmHere #ScotLDWeek25
Read how the Gender-Based Violence & Learning Disabilities Steering Group are making sure voices are amplified 👉zurl.co/WP0d3
#IAmHere #ScotLDWeek25
September 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“#ScotLDWeek25 acts as a microphone for people with a learning disability to have their voices heard"
Read how the Gender-Based Violence & Learning Disabilities Steering Group are making sure voices are amplified 👉zurl.co/WP0d3
#IAmHere #ScotLDWeek25
Read how the Gender-Based Violence & Learning Disabilities Steering Group are making sure voices are amplified 👉zurl.co/WP0d3
#IAmHere #ScotLDWeek25
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"Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." ~ A. A. Milne
September 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." ~ A. A. Milne
had a great time at the IASSIDD conference earlier in week, finding out about international research in the area of intellectual disabilities and making connections
September 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
had a great time at the IASSIDD conference earlier in week, finding out about international research in the area of intellectual disabilities and making connections
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📚 “Some people with learning disability aren’t challenged, because there’s an expectation we can’t learn.”
Meet Aaron—a student, campaigner, and human rights defender breaking barriers in education.
🧠💬 Read more: zurl.co/qkobU
Meet Aaron—a student, campaigner, and human rights defender breaking barriers in education.
🧠💬 Read more: zurl.co/qkobU
July 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📚 “Some people with learning disability aren’t challenged, because there’s an expectation we can’t learn.”
Meet Aaron—a student, campaigner, and human rights defender breaking barriers in education.
🧠💬 Read more: zurl.co/qkobU
Meet Aaron—a student, campaigner, and human rights defender breaking barriers in education.
🧠💬 Read more: zurl.co/qkobU
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Referrals to autism services are more common among children and young people than older adults, but there's a common upward trend.
The rate of referrals more than doubled for both age groups between January 2022 and December 2024.
Read about this #QualityWatch indicator here: buff.ly/CgmflXl
The rate of referrals more than doubled for both age groups between January 2022 and December 2024.
Read about this #QualityWatch indicator here: buff.ly/CgmflXl
August 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Referrals to autism services are more common among children and young people than older adults, but there's a common upward trend.
The rate of referrals more than doubled for both age groups between January 2022 and December 2024.
Read about this #QualityWatch indicator here: buff.ly/CgmflXl
The rate of referrals more than doubled for both age groups between January 2022 and December 2024.
Read about this #QualityWatch indicator here: buff.ly/CgmflXl
August 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Following this latest publication 👇, Prof Chris Hatton @manmetuni.bsky.social & Prof Richard Hastings @unibirmingham.bsky.social provided a report to the @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social about the impact of #Covid19 on people with #learningdisabilities covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
August 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Following this latest publication 👇, Prof Chris Hatton @manmetuni.bsky.social & Prof Richard Hastings @unibirmingham.bsky.social provided a report to the @ukcovid-19inquiry.bsky.social about the impact of #Covid19 on people with #learningdisabilities covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/in...
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UKCI 2025 (24th UK Workshop in Computational Intelligence). We're looking forward to hosting the UKCI 2025 Workshop at our Merchiston Campus on 3rd-5th September 2025.
All welcome. The Early Bird rate deadline is 31st July. blogs.napier.ac.uk/scebe-resear...
All welcome. The Early Bird rate deadline is 31st July. blogs.napier.ac.uk/scebe-resear...
blogs.napier.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
UKCI 2025 (24th UK Workshop in Computational Intelligence). We're looking forward to hosting the UKCI 2025 Workshop at our Merchiston Campus on 3rd-5th September 2025.
All welcome. The Early Bird rate deadline is 31st July. blogs.napier.ac.uk/scebe-resear...
All welcome. The Early Bird rate deadline is 31st July. blogs.napier.ac.uk/scebe-resear...
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Could you share this with your networks, we are looking for
* Those with intellectual disabilities and asthma – forms.office.com/e/YLH2xJmJzj
* Carers/family members: forms.office.com/e/r0eGq2Kfdd
* Healthcare professionals - forms.office.com/e/S9LPm0A2wd
* Those with intellectual disabilities and asthma – forms.office.com/e/YLH2xJmJzj
* Carers/family members: forms.office.com/e/r0eGq2Kfdd
* Healthcare professionals - forms.office.com/e/S9LPm0A2wd
July 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Could you share this with your networks, we are looking for
* Those with intellectual disabilities and asthma – forms.office.com/e/YLH2xJmJzj
* Carers/family members: forms.office.com/e/r0eGq2Kfdd
* Healthcare professionals - forms.office.com/e/S9LPm0A2wd
* Those with intellectual disabilities and asthma – forms.office.com/e/YLH2xJmJzj
* Carers/family members: forms.office.com/e/r0eGq2Kfdd
* Healthcare professionals - forms.office.com/e/S9LPm0A2wd
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Join our webinar on Tuesday 8 July, 11-12 to hear leading experts discuss the health and caregiving experiences of parents of children with a life-limiting condition. #PeoLC #palliativecare Book your place: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bbbd0f...
June 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Join our webinar on Tuesday 8 July, 11-12 to hear leading experts discuss the health and caregiving experiences of parents of children with a life-limiting condition. #PeoLC #palliativecare Book your place: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/bbbd0f...
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Join a group of other self-advocates, paid supporters, families and friends who all want people with learning disabilities to live good lives.
Why else join Learning Disability England as a self-advocate member? Find out here: tinyurl.com/4jjftyyk
Why else join Learning Disability England as a self-advocate member? Find out here: tinyurl.com/4jjftyyk
June 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Join a group of other self-advocates, paid supporters, families and friends who all want people with learning disabilities to live good lives.
Why else join Learning Disability England as a self-advocate member? Find out here: tinyurl.com/4jjftyyk
Why else join Learning Disability England as a self-advocate member? Find out here: tinyurl.com/4jjftyyk
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This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying
June 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Tub and Blue. They simply cannot figure out how to get their tennis ball that fell in the pool. Still 12/10 because they really are trying
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@lisacoleary.bsky.social (PI) presenting our #BurdettNursungTrust project on developing a toolkit for pre reg nurses on managing respiratory care in those with LD at the NHS Research Scotland Respiratory Research Day
June 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
@lisacoleary.bsky.social (PI) presenting our #BurdettNursungTrust project on developing a toolkit for pre reg nurses on managing respiratory care in those with LD at the NHS Research Scotland Respiratory Research Day